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My Name is Yusha
Any run-in with a Russian bathhouse is bound to shock: men chugging bottles of beer-like kvass, felt hats helping them ...
A Jewish-Russian Writer as New Englander
Maxim D. Shrayer: Papa, let’s continue with our topic. What happens after a Jewish writer emigrates from the USSR to the ...
YOU Can Bring Peace in the Middle East!
Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15th is a fast day in Jewish tradition. It is called the 17th of Tammuz, named after ...
Yes, I’m Celebrating a New Jewish Holiday Today
Let’s make a new Jewish holiday.Wait…what?Let’s make a new Jewish holiday. When I opened a recent daily e-mail from The ...
My Friends in Israel Are Not All Israeli
With the recent violence and escalation in the Middle East, my mind is on Israel. With every report of a ...
Food at a Jewish Outdoor Adventure Camp
The Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) launched the second cohort of camps this summer through the Specialty Camps Incubator. We ...
Liberalism, Loyalty and Israel
I am sad. I am scared. I am angry.Like many of you, over the last few weeks, I’ve been following ...
An Open Letter to Everyone Who Asks Me Why I’m Still Here
This is the second post in a two-part series of blog posts written by high school students. We encourage you ...
How My Wedding Made Me Feel More Jewish and More Gay
This week on Kveller, Rita Collins told her story of falling in love, facing discrimination, growing her family, and getting ...
Because Education is a Jewish Value
For most Jews, education is a top priority. That’s one of the reasons our community engagement efforts are often focused ...
Sending to Camp is a Lot Like Parenting
Full disclosure: I feel like running a victory lap right now. My son, who had a terrible overnight camp experience ...
Reb Zalman’s Gift to Us All
On Thursday, I landed in San Francisco on the first day of a family vacation. As I turned my phone ...
My Daughter’s Gay Uncles
My brother is gay and his amazing boyfriend, Risto, is the newest member of our family. I never presented Risto ...
A Controversial Clarification
This is the first post in a two-part series of blog posts written by high school students. We encourage you ...
Who You Are at Camp
One of the best things for me about camp was that I could be someone else.At each of the three ...