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My Family’s Soviet-Era Rosh Hashanah Dinner Is All About Delicious Food and Freedom
The High Holidays were about more than tradition or food for this family — they were about freedom.
Jewish Text Study Is Traditionally A Communal Activity
Reading Jewish texts is not just a religious act, it is an act of communal identification and communication.
Searching for Matzah
And I’m not talking about the afikomen. Mainstream newspapers are reporting on an unprecedented matzah shortage across the country.The San ...
How Jewish Camping Got Me To Move To Mississippi
My family and friends back home were baffled when I announced that, upon graduating from college, I would be moving ...
The Racial Puzzle
I often wonder if all roads lead us to the place where we are supposed to be. I don’t mean ...
What Is Parenting?
Transmitting Jewish culture by embodying Jewish practice is part of the responsibilities of Jewish parenting.
Such a Spectacle
My professor asked for students with bad vision to raise their hands. Out of a sea of 200, maybe 100 ...