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Team Jewish
Jews get lumped together a lot. Polls refer to “the Jewish vote.” We hear about the “Jewish response.” Labels of Jewish are ...
If We Remove Our Masks, We Have a Chance to Save the World
These past weeks have brought a recipe of complication and hardship which have sent us reeling in disbelief. From Ebola, ...
A Different Kind of Jewish “Movement”
“Do you live in the same place where you were raised?”The ISJL’s founder, Macy B. Hart, likes to ask people ...
Judging Ourselves – Not Judging Others
It’s been a week since Robin Williams’ death. My Facebook newsfeed continues to be filled with beautiful tributes to and ...
Bleed Through, a Novel by Ayin Weaver
We’re grateful to Ayin Weaver for sharing a behind the scenes look at the inspiration for her debut novel, Bleed Through. Bleed ...
Torah On Board
It wasn’t the first time I traveled in a car with a Torah, but I’d never actually put one in ...
Blessing the Shabbat Lights – A “Modern” Jewish Ritual
The quintessential image of home, holiness, and Jewish motherhood is that of a woman blessing the Shabbat candles, performing a ...
The Tragedy of Comedy: What Good May Come of Robin Williams’ Death?
I’ve never cried when a celebrity suddenly dies. It has always seemed like something that just happens. Certainly, it’s a ...
Removing the Veil of Denial on Anti-Semitism
Growing up, my favorite day was the annual Israel day parade in Philadelphia. It was a celebration of belonging and identity. ...
“Chosen” Doesn’t Have to Mean “Apart”
As Parashat Va’et’hanan opens, Moses is pleading for forgiveness, in order to be permitted to enter the promised land along ...
Beep, Turn the Page.
When I was growing up, I used to listen to records of GI Joe or Sci Fi stories that came ...