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I’ll Tell You What You Need to Do

Why would they stand and hold signs that say ‘We refuse to be enemies’ when every day they are treated by our authorities like less-than-human enemies? 

Falling in Love in Jerusalem

Like many great love affairs, time and the business of life eroded the fabric that bound us together.

What Do We Do About Violence in the Torah?

Why do we draw so many conclusions about each other’s religious traditions from small excerpts of text?

#WeNeedDiverseBooks -Jewish Edition: A New Kind of Children’s Book

First of its kind Ladino-English Jewish children’s book.

Summer Vacation – Gateway to Teshuvah

I offer my present lightness of being as Torah, the Torah of embracing our fullest selves, reverent and irreverent impulses equally inspired by the divine.

I’ll Pray for You

We seek the unique and disparage the regular, but we have it backward; it is in the every day and the repetitious, that we find divinity

House Rules… What to Wear, How to Act

When I enter a home that is nut-free due to allergies, I would never dream of bringing in a Snickers bar.

On July 4th: What Is Next, America?

This time last year, I was excited about America...

Inclusion is a Jewish Value

Keshet staff member Sho Garland shares, from personal experience, why LGBTQ inclusion in Jewish life is essential.

A Little Finger Can Teach a Big Lesson

These moments, when we find ourselves in situations to which we are not accustomed, are opportunities for gratitude and resilience

Coming Full Circle: Jewish Professional Life Starts Early

Who knew as a religious school student, I was preparing to teach my teachers?