Partner Blogs
Celebrating Passover Around the World
According to legend, at Passover Elijah the Prophet visits every Seder table around the world. As he travels he must ...
Lightness, Darkness, Transition
When the winter solstice arrived, we went from the darkest days of the year to a gradual increase of light. ...
Southern Jewish Spotlight: Midland/Odessa, Texas
As an ISJL Education Fellow, I hit the road a lot and spend time in communities that are new to ...
A Hundred Thousand Miracles
I cannot remember the last time I switched on the news—be it on the television or the radio—or glanced at a newspaper headline ...
Listen to Your Head and Your Heart When You Make the Next Change in your Professional Career
Two years ago, I ignored every rational and logical thought in my head.I was completing the twentieth year of a ...
Passover: a Tribute to Women’s Wisdom
Over the generations women did not wait until the night of the Seder to show their commitment to upholding tradition. ...
Colombia: Encountering the Other, Finding Ourselves
Pining for adventure? Missing the warmth and the sun? The Be’chol Lashon/Vanderbilt Hillel Student Trip to Colombia combined both together ...
Boom. Torah. Boom. Midrash. Boom. #Nadiviating
Today was about Torah and today was about midrash.I have been teaching our 3rd graders about the Torah readings we’ve ...
My Second Trip to the Mikveh
June, 1997, Cincinnati, OHIt was the end of a journey. It was the beginning of a transition. I had spent ...
Social Media, Social Justice, and Social Self-Selection
We live in a world dominated by social media, and for an increasing number of us it’s how we get ...
The Jewish Case for Daylight Saving Time
This past Sunday was one of my favorite days of the year, the day we set the clocks forward for ...
This Passover Choose Judaism
My wife and I are an interracial couple. I am a White, Ashkenazi Jewish man from New York. She is ...
Torah Costume, One Size Fits All
As a high school student, finding the right Purim costume can be rather stressful. There are so many factors to consider: ...
Should What is Said on Campus Stay on Campus?
Have you heard of Rachel Beyda? I hadn’t until a week or so ago. Then I began to see the ...