holidays
Teach Your Children Well
“The world we build tomorrow is born in the experiences we give our children today.”Our Jewish tradition is centered on ...
A Mixed Mob at Mount Sinai?
When I think about Shavuot, the first image that pops into my head is a mob of Israelites gathered at ...
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 ...
The 70 Faces of Shavuot
According to Jewish tradition, the Torah has seventy “faces,” but is still one, unified Torah. On Shavuot, we celebrate the ...
On Mother’s Day
Yet another holiday about which I am ambivalent, Mother’s Day seems this year to have engendered rather more commentary than ...
You and I, We Will Change the World
Tomorrow on Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, I’ll be thinking about Arik Einstein z”l. Einstein, who passed away at the ...
Is it (Mentally) Healthy to Fall Apart?
Falling apart is a kind of strength.At least, that’s what I’m learning as I reflect this week on the meaning ...
Sweet Potato Challah
It’s one of our favorite Southern-and-Jewish recipes, and now that Passover is over, we can’t WAIT to bake this one ...
Ten Plagues of the 21st Century
“It’s not that I have an issue with her having sex, per se, it’s just that it should mean something. ...
Freedom from Matzah
In its simplest form, Passover is a holiday that commemorates the Israelites’ journey from slavery to freedom. During the seder ...