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The week began with me feeling self-conscious gesturing with my hands and glittery purple nails. I recently read Rebecca Sirbu’s ...

More than anything Nalugya Rehema wanted to be a mother. She was very happy when she got pregnant, but she ...

What is the best present you can give your children for Hanukkah?To answer the question you have to take a ...

True, things could have been worse for Joseph – but not much worse. First, growing up an orphan – his ...

“ December Dilemma” is the perfect way to describe the mixture of emotions I feel during the holiday season.I like ...

In the camp world, we are more about actions than words. Our days are full of learning and exploring through ...

Today we are sharing Joanna Ware’s Keynote speech from Kindness Counts: Welcoming LGBTQ Jews and Their Loved Ones into the ...

During my seven years in the congregational rabbinate, I had so many people say to me, “I don’t believe in ...

Tips on celebrating Hanukkah with a multicultural twist

Two weeks ago, I joined thousands of families around Israel for a time-honored ritual: the Saturday night grand finale of ...

Birth and death are expected aspects of a congregational community’s life. The past few days, however, have weighed heavily on ...

Commonly defined as peace, hello and goodbye, Shalom cannot simply be translated and then understood by its English description. In ...

When I think about Ferguson, Missouri I think about the Star Wars Trilogy. I spent every summer between the ages ...

Hanukkah this year begins on Tuesday evening, December 16th. In anticipation of the Jewish festival of lights, we’re sharing our ...

I prefer to get my news by listening to public radio. Because I’m a visual learner, I’m forced to concentrate ...