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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. ...
God Appears in Atlanta
“The whole earth trembles and dances when the God of freedom appears.” (Psalm 114)Reading Stephen Mitchell‘s rendering of psalms always makes ...
Words to the Shema and Its Blessings
Text in English for the Shema and the three blessings that accompany it.
On Shofar Blowing and Racism
מִן-הַמֵּצַר, קָרָאתִי יָּהּ; עָנָנִי בַמֶּרְחָב יָהּ Out of the tight place I called to the LORD; God answered me ...
The Sound of Jewish Diversity
What is Jewish music?For some it is the violins of Klezmer. For others it is Leonard Bernstein. For Sarah Aroeste ...
Becoming Southern & Jewish: Part III
This is the third installment in my three-part series on “becoming Southern and Jewish.”After “coming out” as Jewish in the ...
Natchez, Mississippi: The Place to Be for Jewish History Lovers This Fall
For me, it’s the river that won my heart.In the summer of 2007, I was traveling in a hot van ...
Becoming Southern & Jewish: Part II
This post is the second in my three-part-series on “Becoming Southern and Jewish.”Over the course of my next two years ...
How Tech Innovation Both Defines and Challenges Our Identity
Back in August, when I last posted for this blog, I was on my way to visit the URJ Six ...
21 Tahini Recipes Beyond Hummus
Sure, everyone knows that tahini is one of the essential ingredients in hummus. But there are so many more delicious ...
Becoming Southern & Jewish: Part I
Over the course of the next few weeks, I’m going to share a series of posts about my reflection on ...