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50 Years Later: Not Just Dreaming Together, But Working Together
August 28, 2013, marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have ...
Why I hope a Right-Winger Becomes the Next Chief Rabbi of Israel
There is a big election coming up on Wednesday, one many American Jews might not be aware of. In response ...
When Sensitivity Boils Over
I saw a post on my Facebook feed yesterday that confused me. The post was from a friend who happens ...
Asking and Answering the Tough Questions about Judaism
Last week, I was privileged to be the invited guest at First United Methodist Church in the very small town ...
Somebody’s Getting Married… Under the Chuppah!
Only this Jewish woman – this devoted, active, works-in-the Jewish community Jewish woman! – would meet and marry a man named ...
Defending “Fiddler” – Punk, Traditional, or Southern-Style
Recently, I read an article about a punk-rock production of “Fiddler on The Roof.” The article caught my eye for several ...
Belles of the Wall
By Education Fellow Amanda WinerI first heard about Women of the Wall as a counselor in training at Eisner Camp ...
Chanukah/Hanukkah: So Many Ways to Celebrate
The Daf Yomi (Hebrew for “page a day”), is a program for learning Talmud. Participants study one page a day, ...
Us and Them: We are the Same
Recently a Freshman at Harvard wrote about his first experience at the Harvard Hillel in a op ed to The ...
Dear Sarah Silverman: You’re One of My Tribe
Dear Sarah,Hey girl! I read the open letter written to you by that rabbi in Dallas. You know, the one ...