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Looking Back On Abortion
Last week, a new study on abortion found that while the decision is hard for most women, no matter class, ...
From Monsey to Istanbul
Whenever I visit somewhere new, whether in my country of origin or somewhere foreign, I typically stand on the periphery ...
Fighting for our Sacred Center
Yesterday, around the world, we Jews observed Tisha B’Av, a day of grieving the historical destruction of the Jerusalem Temple, ...
What Tisha B’Av Can Learn From Ramadan
I did not fast during Ramadan. But I did somehow experience a little bit of the meaning of the Muslim ...
Gaining Furniture, Losing Fear: A Story of Philo-Semitism
When I first told people that I was moving to Mississippi to work for a Jewish organization, I received a ...
A Rabbi Mourns African American Christians
“’…But, mother, I won’t be alone. Other children will go with me, And march the streets of Birmingham to make ...
Appointing Judges Shouldn’t Be Taken Lightly
The Torah portion called Shoftim, the Hebrew word for judges, is always read at the beginning of the new month ...
Lessons From Teaching My Daughter To Swim
I remember vividly the horror I felt seeing my daughter sinking below the surface of a pool two summers ago. ...
The Secret to Creating Fan Favorite Songs at Jewish Camp
The campers sit, singing along in the dining hall, while the song leader gathers their spirits and latent energy after ...
A New Day for P’sak
“Question authority!” was the mantra of my peer group when I was coming of age in the late ’60s. How ...
We Need Radical Pluralism
This was a rough week for Israeli-American Jewish relations. The New York Times reported the embarrassing story “Israeli Minister Says ...
How Jewish Camping Got Me To Move To Mississippi
My family and friends back home were baffled when I announced that, upon graduating from college, I would be moving ...