Partner Blogs
We Should Fear the Ebola Virus
The minor outbreak of the Ebola virus on American soil is fueling our fears and concerns, and its no surprise. ...
Getting Comfortable Coming Out
In honor of National Coming Out Day , Keshet will be sharing and celebrating coming out stories throughout the month ...
Our Dreams of Home
When I think of home, I imagine the physical space I return to at night, the one with the white-washed ...
Do We Find in the Torah Just What We Want to See?
Earlier this month in The New York Times, Reza Aslan continued an ongoing argument against Bill Maher’s blanket condemnation of ...
Why This Rabbi Started the Year in a Small Texas Town
In the summer of 2013, I left a wonderful congregation in North Carolina to pursue an exciting opportunity on the ...
Body Talk – Our Bodies, Our Sukkah Posters
When we received our JOFA sukkah poster last week, I excitedly showed my daughters, ages five and ten, the poster ...
We Just Won a 2014-2015 Slingshot Award!
We have good news to share! We just learned that the Slingshot Fund has selected MyJewishLearning and Kveller as being ...
I’m Only Happy When it Rains
Every year, I do my best to engage with the process of teshuvah (repentance) during the High Holidays. A few weeks ...
When Will the Messiah Come?
Several years ago I went to visit one of my daughters in Israel. She was attending a summer program and ...
A Phone Call From a Man Named Spike
Fully capturing the essence of Jewish life across the South can be tricky, especially in towns without a formal congregation. ...
Simchat Torah: Rejoice in Resources
With Simchat Torah around the corner, we’re thinking about the resources the Jewish community needs to be more inclusive, welcoming, and a safer environment ...
When Lightning Strikes
My ten-year-old son, Jake, has become excessively frightened by lightning. He used to be mildly scared by the noise of ...
Bad Things Do Happen to Good People … Thank God That They Do!
“Why do bad things happen to good people” is the most fundamental question of theology. Just about everyone has given ...
Coming Out for Two
In honor of National Coming Out Day , Keshet will be sharing and celebrating coming out stories throughout the month ...
Remembering Jenna
I don’t remember the date in September—even though, beginning on Labor Day, my son reminds me several times—but I have ...