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Yes, Alabama Has a Jewish Film Festival – And More
Below is an excerpt from a recent article in the Jewish Daily Forward entitled “The Best Jewish Film Festivals of ...
Social Justice and Shared Society
It was some 30 years ago that President Reagan signed into law and established a new federal holiday: The Reverend ...
Celebrating Tu Bishvat
Gilad and I welcomed our baby girl into the world on January 1st. Sivan Amali Shwartz arrived just in time ...
A Jewish Atheist’s Prayer
When I was little, I talked to God constantly. There were prayers for waking up, for the morning, for the afternoon, before ...
Passover in Pakistan
In 1990, I worked with Afghan refugees in Peshawar, Pakistan, then the site of the largest refugee population in the ...
The Fourth New Year
Tu Bishvat, which begins tonight, is the fourth new year of the Jewish calendar. Beginning as a tax holiday for ...
The Problem with Being an Ally
Being an ally is important and hard work—it requires dedication, mindfulness, and courage. Allies are absolutely crucial to Keshet and ...
Do Cities Have Identities?
It’s true: I grew up in a town so far South, it’s North.With residents mostly emigrating from colder climates, my ...
The Ultra-Orthodox Backlash
When a former ultra-Orthodox Jew publicly reveals her story, she often faces ferocious attacks from her community of origin who will ...
Don’t Miss the Magic
I recently saw “Matilda” on Broadway. Let me tell you – the kids in that show are incredible! I was ...
African American Jews on the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Across the country next week, Americans of all faiths and ethnicities will remember and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin ...
If Israel Boycotted the Winter Olympics
If Israel boycotted the Winter Olympic in Sochi, Russia next month would anyone really care? The games would go on ...
The Power of the Aleph
I don’t speak Hebrew and, despite a few semi-earnest attempts to learn my aleph-bet, I don’t read it either. I recognize enough ...
The Power of Many Voices
Sometimes, when you’re in a small town, it’s nice to be reminded that you’re still part of a larger community. ...
Home
Where is home? Is it where you live, even if it is temporary? Is it where you grew up? Is ...