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“Finders Keepers”

What should one do with an envelope of money?

Don’t Confuse Ideology with Identity

Should rabbis talk about politics, or should they strive to make the High Holidays a sanctuary from bad news?

Another Kind of New Year

In a two-year fellowship, the "second time" can be the charm...

What Would You Do for a Little Sweetness?

Symbols are no good if they are not filled by our actions

Others, and Othering

We have to be willing to be moved by those who think differently — and be prepared to be changed by them

A New Year, A New Queer

How I came out on Rosh Hashanah...twice.

Preserving the Past In The Wake of a Storm

When a hurricane hit Houston, this historian got to work

A New Rosh Hashanah Song and Album for a New Year

Talking about an “Anyada Buena” with Ladino singer and activist Sarah Aroeste

Feeling the Love in Israel

Make for yourself a teacher, acquire a friend, and judge every person favorably. (Pirkei Avot 1:6)

A Slap in the Face in an Ancient Church That Wasn’t a Synagogue

On a tour of Judea (in the West Bank), wishing all its residents past and present were acknowledged.