Jewish identity
Searching for My People
My first job out of college was at a large insurance company in Baltimore. I was a computer programmer there, ...
Stained Glass
How is this book different from all your other books?The most obvious answer: in Visible City, there are no description of ...
23 Years of Mitzvah Corps
This post is part of our series dedicated to Jewish Disability Awareness Month. The gates of camp will open in ...
Jewish Camp Trendspotting: 10 Ways a Summer Ritual is Changing
By Julie Wiener Nostalgia about summer traditions notwithstanding, Jewish camps have changed dramatically from a generation ago. Camp’s value for ...
Diversity and Pride at My Jewish Summer Camp
Aviva Davis shares how both Camp Be’chol Lashon and Camp Ramah in California have shaped her Jewish identity on the Jewish& blog. Judaism has ...
Patrilineal Descent: Why This Rabbi Feels No Angst
This past week, two of my Rabbis Without Borders colleagues have shared their perspectives and struggles with the religious identities ...
When You’re A Jet You Stay A Jet
“Ashkenazi.” “Sephardic.” As a kid, wandering around the kiddish reception at our shul collecting cellophane ruffle-topped toothpicks in a plastic ...
The Most Jewish Thing I Do
When I started looking through the extensive and awe-inspiring Visiting Scribe archives, one theme kept popping out at me: the perennial ...
Almost Jewish
So why would a nice Jewish girl not write nice Jewish fiction? My last book, Stations West , was about ...
A Question for You
Hey, I have a question for you: How important is it for you to identify as a Jew? As a ...