Partner Blogs
Giving
This holiday season, we have giving on our minds and in our hearts. How camp influences what it means to ...
Claiming Myself as a Victim of Terror
In radio and newspaper interviews I’ve done recently, a singular question has been asked more than any other: if your wife ...
Chile con Hebrew
As part of a gap year between high school and college, I spent six months in Santiago, Chile. I was ...
Finding Fallen Sparks in the Mosh Pit
When I was 21, I came out as transgender and identified as a boy. Simultaneously I also came out as ...
Does Judaism Ultimately Matter?
Last week, I had a mystical experience.As I took my seat on an airplane flying from Toronto to Vancouver, the ...
The Thanksgiving Nakba
The confluence of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah seems to have brought more than the usual rush of madness to Hanukkah, which ...
From Menorahs to Candles: A Hanukkah Shopping Guide
Hanukkah’s on the horizon. Got your menorah? Candles? Gelt? Check out our snazzy picks for holidays basics, and be prepared ...
Bully on the Bimah: Bar Mitzvah, No Matter What?
Picture this: a really mean kid.A kid who spends each day at school calling others names, like fat and loser. ...
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How My Memoir Convinced the NY Post to Advocate for Israel’s Destruction
My recently-published memoir, What Do You Buy the Children of the Terrorist Who Tried to Kill Your Wife? , chronicles ...
What is Jewish&?
Young Jews today are growing up in a hyper-connected, globalized world. That means they must contend with challenging viewpoints, contrary ...
Corporate Greed Leads to Grandma’s Drug Problem
“Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay a total of $2.2 billion and plead guilty to a misdemeanor in a deal ...
Out, Orthodox, and In College
Ami wrote this right before he left for college this fall. He bravely chronicled coming out at his Orthodox high school ...
The Truth about Pink
When my 14-year-old son Jonah returned from sleep away camp this past summer it was with some surprising new interests. ...
Southern & Jewish Hanukkah Gift Guide. Happy Thanksgivukkah, Y’all!
Howdy, y’all! As the leaves turn colors and the days cool down, we’re gearing up for Hanukkah and Thanksgiving — and, of ...