Partner Blogs
Lessons from Camp and the High Holidays
The buses have rolled away, the bags are unpacked, the phone calls between your campers and their friends are sending ...
Meeting My Palestinian Neighbors For the First Time
Nine months ago I opened the front door of my apartment in Alon Shvut and took a 20-minute walk that ...
Kol Yisrael Aravim Zeh Bazeh: All Israel Is Responsible for One Another
One of my family’s favorite Sarah Silverman routines plays on the Jewish habit of always claiming one of our own: ...
Waking Up Is Hard To Do
Waking up in the morning a definite challenge for me. I hit the snooze button more often than I should. At least ...
Our 2014 Delicious High Holiday Gift Guide
The High Holidays—like many Jewish holidays—are a foodie’s delight. Whether we’re feasting on Rosh Hashanah or abstaining—and then feasting—on Yom ...
The Power of Inclusion, and Lessons for Rosh Hashanah
After nine years as a camper and counselor at Massad Bet (of blessed memory), and one year as the Program ...
Beyond the Binary: Gender Fluidity
Curious about gender? Check out this program the Chicago branch of the Keshet Parent & Family Connection is running on gender ...
From Flute to Shofar, Finding Spirit in the Sound
I never could carry a tune but, at an early age, I discovered that I could make a soulful sound ...
When My Father Hit Me, I Never Did It Again
One of the reasons I love the fall is because of the NFL. Although I need to garner all of ...
Sleepless in North Georgia: This Is What Happens When Jews Convene
I took a look at my cell phone clock, which read 7:05 AM. I was incredibly sleepy, but not because ...
Honoring Dad, Forgiving Myself for Rosh Hashanah
The Jewish month of Elul is a month of contemplation and introspection leading up to Rosh Hashanah. For Victoria Washington ...
12 Months of Inclusion – 1 Month at a Time
Want to make your organization more inclusive? Take a look at the images you include in your materials- are you representing ...
Taking the TARDIS to God
For those not immersed in the British television phenomenon that is Doctor Who, TARDIS (an acronym for Time and Relative ...
Aliyah – A Journey to Family, to Community and to Empowering Our Sisters in Israel
If you had told me five years ago that I would be making aliyah in the midst of a war ...
High-Tech High Holidays
When I entered rabbinical school, I never imagined I would become a rabbi of an online synagogue. In fact, when ...