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What’s Your Jewish Super Bowl?
When I moved to Jacksonville, Florida, in 2006, I noticed much more general affiliation with university sports than I’d ever ...
Lessons of a Broken Heart
It’s amazing how your first broken heart feels like the end of the world. Until your next broken heart which ...
When Did I Become A Late Person?
I was a stickler, emphasis on past tense. I complained about it a lot – why was everyone always late ...
From the Collection: A History Mystery
I recently solved a history mystery, and it started with a tiny pencil.I was looking through a box of old ...
Camp Style Winter Pantry Basics: Part 2
Having a well-stocked pantry means being prepared for the unexpected, being organized, and giving yourself the best possible tools to ...
What Makes a Home a Home?
What’s the purpose of having a home? While that question might seem obvious, in fact, it raises some fascinating questions about ...
Women, Tefillin, and Double Standards
I am a person who puts on, or “lays,” tefillin (phylacteries). I happen to be female. While my gender, to ...
Faking the Big A — Attitude!
Dating is all about attitude. If you’re in a pissy mood about something totally unrelated to your date, or if ...
Coming Out and Coming Home to My Jewish Sleepaway Camp
Check out today’s powerful and brave post on The Canteen from David Furman, who reflects on coming out and his world at ...
My First Week in the Southern & Jewish World
The only Jewish person I knew of growing up was Jesus, and to be honest I had never thought much ...
Challah with a Chinese Twist
There’s a not-so-funny joke that goes, “A man walks into a Chinese restaurant and says to the waiter, ‘Excuse me ...
Coming Out and Coming Home to My Jewish Sleepaway Camp
I first thought that I might be different when I was in sixth grade.I went to Jewish day school, and ...
Finding My Jewishness
At birth I was blessed with not one, not two, but four Jewish names. Tamar Avital is the name my ...
From Every Hill and Molehill of Mississippi
The Civil Rights movement is once again front and center here in Mississippi. Last year was the 50th anniversary of ...
Bridgegate vs. God
Bridgegate.The story broke two weeks ago, and updates are still front-page news.Allegedly, New Jersey Governor Christie’s leadership team closed lanes ...