Partner Blogs
Taking It To The Streets
Sukkot was never a big deal for me when growing up. Coming so soon after the pomp and circumstance of ...
How Judaism Became the Foundation of My Memoir
The one thing that has really shocked me about my new book is how Jewish it is.I’m a nonobservant Jew, ...
Recipes & Discussion for Sukkot
By now you’ve hopefully eaten a good Rosh Hashana meal, had a meaningful Yom Kippur fast, looked at your watch ...
My Virtual Rosh Hashanah Experience
I’m thankful for the internet everyday. I’m thankful when it guides me to a new restaurant, tells me the score ...
Who Wrote the Story of Abraham and Isaac?
“I didn’t think he’d do it. I really didn’t think he would.” That’s how I open my book, with ...
Reflections After Our Camp Nearly Burned Down
Shanah Tova from the Ranch Camp! We wish your family a year full of happiness, health, and fulfillment.The High Holiday ...
What We Can Learn from the Rich Symbolism of Sukkot
There are more spiritually resonant symbols associated with the Festival of Sukkot than with any other major Jewish holiday. On ...
Summer Lovin’ – Amanda & Adam
AMANDA SAGARIN & ADAM THOMASHOW When/how/where at camp did you meet? Adam and I knew each other in high school, ...
Yom Kippur in Vicksburg and Longview
This Yom Kippur, the ISJL’s Rabbi Marshal Klaven and Rabbi Matt Dreffin will return to the communities where they spent ...
In praise of the boring
I admit that I’ve never been particularly hip.Even as a teenager, at best I was probably pretty geeky, and what’s ...
Shipwrecked with God
Communities, institutions, families and friendships create a sense of common identity, a sense of “we.” Since no two people – ...
9/11 – Where Are We, 12 Years Later?
Where were you when the planes hit the towers? It’s a question people are asking and answering all day today, ...
Helping Our Kids to Return Home
I can’t stop thinking about Jordana Horn’s recent post about her son who came home from camp early. I don’t ...
Social Media Isn’t the Enemy
Now that your kids are home from camp, many of you are facing a new dilemma: should campers and their ...
This Yom Kippur Let’s Talk about Syria
I believe that pulpit rabbis have an obligation to frame issues of the day in a moral lens even when ...