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Step Up to the Mic!
I believe it’s not an uncommon experience to be at a lecture or gathering where someone steps in front of ...
Israel, Pray, Rabbis Without Borders, Study
Taking The Plunge
It was January 2007, almost exactly six years ago. I was sitting in my office, reviewing a dense corporate document ...
Debating the Term “Concentration Camp”
In my blog posts this week I have written about the Kodachrome slides that Bill Manbo took while imprisoned with ...
Holocaust, Jewish History, Rabbis Without Borders, Study
A Taste of Eternity: Letters from the Front
The fifth of the Ten Commandments states: Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in ...
Conversion, Live, Rabbis Without Borders
Why Choose Judaism?
But why would they choose Judaism?This is a question I hear often. In my work helping to celebrate the racial and ...
Gender & Sexuality, Keshet, Live
Celebrate Bisexuality Day!
It seemed obvious to me that Celebrate Bisexuality Day is supposed be a celebration and featuring a list of notable ...
Birth, God, Live, Rabbis Without Borders
God’s Abortive Assassination Attempt
Parshat Shmot which we read this week contains one of the most bizarre incidents in all of the Torah. By ...
Celebrate, Jewish History, Jewish&, Purim, Sephardic Jews, Study
Sephardic Songs Add Merriment to Purim
And what is a drinking party without drinking songs? As in other Jewish communities, drinking alcohol was part of the ...
How to Choose a Passover Haggadah
What to think about when choosing a Haggadah, and specific suggestions for your Passover seder.
Celebrate, Shavuot, Southern & Jewish
OM(er)G: What’s With the Beards?
There’s been some pretty intense facial hair around the ISJL office lately. If you stopped by in May, you might ...