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The Spirituality of Volcanoes
The description of a divine revelation complete with smoke, fire, and quakes has a parallel in nature
Immersing Myself In Something New
A Meaningful Master's Degree Deserves A Meaningful Moment...
Zip-lines and Tikkun Olam: A Very Jewish Spring Break Adventure
Hillel trip to Costa Rica gives students new perspective
Enlightenment Thinking and Tikkun Olam
“My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane.” That caption from a New ...
It’s Not About You
How can I be a good friend, a good rabbi, a good parent or leader, or even a source of emotional support to someone unless I put that person first?
BDS, Barnard and Natalie: The Bigger Problem
“Like many Israelis and Jews around the world, I can be critical of the leadership in Israel without wanting to boycott the entire nation.”
Celebrating Partial-Completion
How Lag Ba'Omer Reminds Us To Celebrate Each Step In Our Journey
“Say No to Non!” – Let’s Ban the Phrase “Non-Jew”
Every person, every group, and every community sometimes needs a mirror to see itself clearly and sense its own conscience.
Acharei Mot – Kedoshim, Fearing Death and Respecting Our Elders
"Be careful to continue to respect an elder who has forgotten his Torah knowledge due to circumstances beyond his control. Even though he is no longer a Torah scholar, he must still be respected for the Torah that he once possessed. As we say: Both the tablets of the Covenant and the broken tablets are placed in the Ark.” (BT Berachot 8)
Taking Greek Jewish Life to the Streets of New York
A family tradition turns into an annual Jewish Greek Festival for an entire city
Dr. King, Mrs. Brown-Wright, and The Bar’chu
When called to action, will we answer?
On A Dark Desert Highway, Ten Plagues Still In My Hair…
Or, a mash-up of Exodus and the longest Eagles song in the world
Raw Trauma
The realization suddenly dawned on me at perhaps the most inappropriate of times. I was at the mourning gathering for ...
Controversial Then, A Civil Rights Hero Now
Rabbi Perry Nussbaum, Civil Rights, And Jackson's Jewish Community
A Polish Guatemalan Grandmother’s Hidden Legacy
For this photographer, "Judaism is a fundamental filter for my understanding of the complexities of being alive"