Jewish Thought
Coming Out for my Transgender Daughter
There it sat and it had sat for a very long time. We felt exhausted, vulnerable, and full of anxiety. ...
Giving Gelt: Starting A Family Giving Circle (Part 2)
Around Hanukkah this past year, my family decided to start our own giving circle. Sitting around the kitchen table, armed with ...
Passover and Questions for All
As Passover draws to a close this weekend, I’m thinking about two things: a pizza binge on Friday night and ...
The Passover Egg: Symbol of a Weeping Earth
Coming out of Egypt, the Children of Israel crossed the Sea of Reeds (also known as the Red Sea) walking ...
Mensch Madness 2016: THE FINAL GAME!
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to this year’s Mensch Madness final game!In this year’s tournament, we have seen some ...
Mensch Madness Game 5: Gaon vs. Maimonides
Welcome back to Mensch Madness! It’s already Game 5!Rabbi Moses Ben Maimo, also known as Maimonides, alias Rambam, is in the ...
Seeing Bigger
Travel in your mind to the top of our atmosphere, where Earth’s envelope of life-giving oxygen and nitrogen blends into the cold vacuum of ...
#TBT: Reflecting on Last Week’s MLK Service Day
If you ever want to visit the ISJL office, make sure not to come on a Friday. Chances are, you ...
What Does the End of Racism Look Like?
The question was simple: “What would the world look like if there was no more racism?” I turned to my ...
Tu Bishvat: Tending the Garden of the Self
This year Tu Bishvat begins at sundown on January 24, 2016. May the holiday be a catalyst in bringing your ...
Hanukkah is Coming: Don’t Let the Light Go Out
I have always found it difficult to romanticize the tale of right and might that belongs to the Maccabees. I ...
How Can We Do the Most Good?
There’s a new TV show out called “Adam Ruins Everything,” where comedian Adam Conover shares everything that’s factually incorrect — and even harmful — ...