In moving to the United States from Guatemala, I found my purpose and place in Jewish community

“Mommy, if we didn’t live in the United States, where would we live?” my son asked me. His question came ...

Two weeks ago I posted a piece responding to some articles on patrilineality which provoked several excellent other blog posts ...

This summer, I had the privilege of attending a conference about Partnership Minyanim, hosted by Shira Hadasha in Jerusalem. I ...

On Passover, we are taught every generation must see themselves as if they had personally been liberated from Egypt. For ...

“’…But, mother, I won’t be alone. Other children will go with me, And march the streets of Birmingham to make ...

Last week I had the privilege to lead a conversation with 20 or so Jewish young adults in Boston on ...

Karol Nielsen’s memoir Black Elephants has just been released. She will be blogging all week for MyJewishLearning and the Jewish ...

Last night I sat among 850 supporters of Israel and its Israel Defense Forces at the annual Friends of the ...

Recently, über-quaint San Miguel de Allende— named a UNESCO World Heritage city in 2008– was picked as the #1 City ...