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Mommy Wars and Midrash
People talk a lot about societal changes over time, how perspectives and norms evolve – for instance, the idea that ...
Airing The Dirty Laundry and Jewish Communal News
As someone who has written articles about issues impacting the Jewish community for publications like The Huffington Post, The Denver ...
Why the Book of Jonah?
When you write a novel called The Book of Jonah , when you base that book on the biblical Book of ...
Kung Hei Fat Choy from Our Jewish Home to Yours
Shabbat Dinner Menu for 15: Egg drop soup with crunchy noodles, Stir Fried Vegetables, Dan Dan Noodles, Roasted Chicken with ...
Jewish Camp Indoctrination = Immersion
Jewish camp is everywhere, Terry Gross confirmed on NPR the other day. While interviewing filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, she ...
Am I a Gay Rabbi, or Am I a Rabbi Who Is Gay?
Part Two of a two-part story of a gay rabbinical student in the Reform Movement. Yesterday Ari shared his place in ...
A Feminist Ryan Gosling for the Shomer-Shabbos Crowd
Inspired by the ubiquitous Venmo ads on the NYC Subway, comedian and former yeshiva student Eitan Levine came up with ...
Why I Won’t Marry Two Non-Jews
For another perspective on this debate, read Rabbi Rebecca Sirbu’s post here.Aside from the bigamy laws, I mean. (JK)Recently, a rabbi ...
Ari the Big Gay Rabbinical Student: On Navigating Two Challenging Identities
Deciding to become a rabbi is a momentous decision. For a gay man, the decision is even more fraught. In ...
The Jewish Hall of Fame
I once heard Sarah Silverman tell a joke about the pride Jews inevitably take in the accomplishments of other Jews. To paraphrase, ...
The Soundtrack of My Youth
Every summer “my camp” posts their Top 10 song session songs. And each year I look at it in great ...
Southern Snow Days
It’s a Southern Snow Day, y’all! This means a few things. Everyone should be careful on the roads or stay ...
Drake & YOUR Multicultural Bar or Bat Mitzvah
Drake’s recent SNL skit (see below), perhaps unwittingly but then again perhaps not, highlighted how a bar or bat mitzvah ...
Google Glass in the bedroom?!
Back in 2006 Justin Timberlake promised that he was “bringing sexy back”, but I guess he never got around to ...
Advice for Friends of the Ailing: Just Be Present.
Recently my email inbox has been filled with updates from three friends who are sick and using Caringbridge.com to update ...