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Summer Camp is a Southern Jewish Tradition
This past Thursday, my wife and I got up early, packed our car with trunks, suitcases, plastic drawers, and sleeping ...
Transmission of Torah: For Jews Only?
According to the National Jewish Population Survey, there are approximately 1.5 million non-Jews helping to raise Jewish families in the ...
My Southern Jewish Son, the US Army Sergeant/Black Hawk Helicopter Crew Chief
When we brought our baby son home from the hospital nearly 27 years ago, we imagined many things for his ...
In Our Own Backyard: Pursuing Justice, Fighting Fundamentalism
Jay Michaelson, a contributing editor to The Forward, recently wrote an article about the dangers of fundamentalism within Judaism. In my ...
Memorial Day: May Their Memories Be a Blessing
On this Memorial Day, we recall all those who have given their lives defending our freedom.Throughout American history, Jews have ...
Arthur Mayer & Demopolis, Alabama
Last week, I had the unique experience of driving to Demopolis, Alabama, (the recent subject of a Forward article about ...
Kveller’s God Month
Full disclosure: Kveller.com is a partner site of our host, MyJewishLearning.In a recent blog post on the Jewish parenting site Kveller, ...
“Graven Images” Onscreen: Narrowing Our View?
You shall have no other gods beside Me. You shall not make for yourself any graven image, nor any manner ...
The Choice We Made: Confirmation & Commitment to Community
As a parent of teenagers, there are times when you make decisions for your kids and there are times when ...
Shavuot & Giving: Taking the Time to Get It Right
The holiday of Shavuot demonstrates a method of gift giving that we may want to deploy when thinking about advancing ...