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In the Field
According to Hasidic thinking the days of Elul are the time when “the King is in the field.” The metaphor ...
What “Those Jews” Really Need
Throughout the high holiday season, we think a lot about judgment. It’s a heavy word, and also a word that ...
Boker Big Bang – Big Business – Sporty Tefillah
I’ve been involved with the Foundation for Jewish Camp for a long time. I’m a Nadiv educator (working in a ...
Choking on the Apple
I wasn’t at The People’s Climate March in New York on Sunday. I wanted to be, but I was, instead, ...
Ringing in the New Year as a Community
My niece just started Hebrew School. As someone who didn’t have a formal Jewish education as a kid, I’m pretty ...
Apologizing for Our Parents’ Sins
My mother was born in Germany in 1939. She grew up there, emigrating to the United States in 1968, after ...
Facing Loss at Rosh Hashanah
The images of the secular New Year—Times Square, Champagne in fancy glasses, funny hats and noisemakers—are all fun and happy. ...
Why I’m Skipping a Verse During My Morning Prayers
I pray every day. Most days the early morning cerebral fog is pretty dense and my anxiety about being late ...
How To Prepare for a Southern Jewish Experience: Rachel’s Top 5 Picks
I’m prepping for the trip: 20 young Jews from across the country are going to meet in New Orleans on October ...
Keeping Up With Our Digital Children: Behind the Screens
Parenting in all generations has had its’ challenges, however in today’s digital society it has created a new world of parenting ...
Steps for Making Your Synagogue LGBTQ Inclusive: Preparing for Rosh Hashanah
With the High Holidays right around the corner, now is a great time to be thinking about the message your ...
Prayer for Diversity
Change is difficult. It can only happen when we reflect on the present and imagine different possibilities for going forward. ...
Look Both Ways Before Crossing!
As we cross from 5774 to 5775, the Akeida (the Binding of Isaac, which is traditionally read on Rosh Hashanah) ...
Who Will Live and Who Will Die?
We live with a practical tradition. We begin the New Year with ten days devoted to introspection. Between Rosh Hashanah and ...
Remembering Jack Cristil, Voice of the Bulldogs
One of a Kind.The very best.No comparison.When it comes to my memories of Jack Cristil, who passed away last week, ...