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Bringing a Rainbow (Cheesecake) to the Holiday Table

Next week marks the holiday of Shavuot. This holiday, which is celebrated seven weeks after Passover, marks the giving of the ...

A Mixed Mob at Mount Sinai?

When I think about Shavuot, the first image that pops into my head is a mob of Israelites gathered at ...

Like Ruth, I’m an Immigrant

I am an immigrant to the United States. I am the holder of a green card—the documentation that gives me ...

May This Phenomenal Woman’s Memory Be a Blessing

This morning, the world learned that we lost a great voice in literature and civil rights.Maya Angelou was born in ...

An Israel Parade for All Who Love Israel

On June 1, tens of thousands of Jews will flock on 5th Avenue to participate in the 50th annual Celebrate ...

Why I Don’t Send “Nice” Things to Camp

“WHAT is that SMELL?”It’s been almost a year, yet I still can’t quite forget the odor that permeated the car ...

Life After Love: Cher & Jewish Mourning Rituals

In October 2013, when I bought my tickets to see Cher’s Dressed to Kill tour, which would be playing down ...

Research and the Power of Bashert

I’m not a great believer in fate, but I certainly have encountered more than a few instances of bashert—that lovely Hebrew ...

OM(er)G: What’s With the Beards?

There’s been some pretty intense facial hair around the ISJL office lately. If you stopped by in May, you might ...

The 70 Faces of Shavuot

According to Jewish tradition, the Torah has seventy “faces,” but is still one, unified Torah. On Shavuot, we celebrate the ...

Does Interfaith Dialogue Work?

I ask this question often, in one form or another. And often, people answer with a cynical “No.”A business leader ...

One Day or Two Days (part 2 of 2)

This is a continuation of Friday’s post. In part 1, Bracha explained the background for the question and here she concludes ...

One Day or Two Days? (part 1 of 2)

I have lived in Israel for most of my life. Many mitzvot are only relevant in the land of Israel, ...

Give ‘Em a Hamsa!

You might have seen these adorable pictures on our Facebook page of smiling children with a Hamsa in the background. ...

Honor Harvey Milk

Support LGBT civil rights and celebrate the legacy of Harvey Milk by stocking up on the new Harvey Milk Forever ...

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