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Before There Was Google, There Was Whitman’s Answer Book
Do you have desk toys? Like a magnet set, koosh ball, maybe the ever-popular drinking bird?No? Well, you should. Along with ...
Brotherhood of Erstwhile Enemies
We were two Christian Palestinians, four Muslim Palestinians and six Jewish Israelis. The Christians were from Bethlehem, both veterans of ...
Total Immersion: How I Found New Meaning in an Ancient Ritual
Ten of us walked to the creek, each one carrying her own trepidation, confusion, and curiosity. We represented different approaches ...
On the 10th Anniversary of Katrina: Reflecting & Repairing
Ten years ago, I couldn’t have imagined that I would be living in the state so devastated by the hurricane ...
Writing the Next Episode of Your Life
Do you ever watch British TV? I am a fan, a huge fan, especially of the stories that disclose, in episodes ...
Time Flies, And Also, Lasts Forever
Aaron: “I think you’re underestimating how long a minute is.” SBB: “It’s 60 seconds.” The above conversation happened late at ...
How to Build a Movement: A Conversation with Shelly Weiss Part 3
Part 3 in this series features Shelly Weiss, the queer, Jewish, genderfluid lifelong political activist and founder of OUTmedia, as ...
Good Decisions, Bad Consequences
This summer my family and I visited one of my great-uncles. I’m not sure exactly how old he is, but ...
A Southern Jewish… Prosthetic Leg?
As a history intern for the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life this summer, one of my responsibilities was to ...
What is Anger For?
There are three (types) of people the Holy One loves: One who does not get angry. One who does not ...
A Powerful Woman
As this summer, and this Jewish year wind down, I’m completing the painting and writing for my fourth illuminated book ...
What Should Rabbis Be Speaking About on Rosh Hashanah?
The High Holy Days are three weeks away. Phone conversations with colleagues nearly always begin with, “Are you ready?” and ...