Partner Blogs
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 ...
Let It Go
I don’t normally see myself as a curmudgeon. Ever since I can remember, I have erred on the side of ...
A Fictional Model of the Former USSR
Maxim D. Shrayer: Papa, let’s start with a basic question. What are the stories gathered in Dinner with Stalin about?David Shrayer-Petrov: Above ...
We’re hiring a Director of Audience Development
As we announced a few months ago, MyJewishLearning, Inc. and JTA are merging. Now we’re looking to hire a marketing professional ...