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At a Jewish education conference once, I was sitting behind two people at a workshop when the rabbi who was ...

In honor of Mother’s Day, I wanted to write a letter to my mom thanking her for the actions she ...

I was born Orthodox. I was raised Orthodox. And without much of a rebellion at all, I slipped into adulthood ...

“Mom!” My sixteen year old son, Sage, announced excitedly to me at a Bat Mitzvah party this past weekend, a ...

My family has always been the foundation of my life. I have very strong bonds with both my parents. Over ...

I’ve never met Pamela Geller, but she’s part of my extended family. As far as I know, we aren’t related ...

This time of year, we read a very infamous Torah portion: Parashat Tazria-Metzora, a double Torah portion, which is widely ...

Last year I rediscovered Megillat Ruth. On the morning of the second day of Shavuot I joined a closely knit ...

As I look at the headlines, I see continuing fallout from police killing another black man, this time in Baltimore. ...

You have shared some of your intimate emotional struggles with a colleague and close friend. Very soon afterward you lose ...

I’m a cat person. I currently have a sweet cat named Ella, who moved down to Mississippi with me last ...

My 19-month-old daughter loves watching for school buses. She camps out on our couch, eyes eagerly scanning for any sign of yellow, and ...

Tucked away, among a pile of folders and spiral notebooks that contain the photocopied sources and notes of classes gone ...

I have been in and out of sleep all night. I wake automatically reaching for the remote to see if ...

This is the final in a short series on adoption in Jewish families. Enjoy!In 1988, I had my entire life ...