2013
How Do You Open The Door?
As we approach the winter holidays, one thing will likely dominate our minds: doors.What? Doors weren’t the first thing on ...
A Personal Message about Transgender Day of Remembrance
When I was growing up, as a little girl in the Orthodox Jewish community, I would stare longingly over the ...
I Stunk at Sports, But I Loved Them at Camp
When I was a kid, I stunk at sports. I did. I don’t like to think I did, but I ...
Shop Our Israeli Hanukkah Sale Today!
Hanukkah is less than 2 weeks away! We’ve got a huge selection of Judaica and Hanukkah gifts, all direct from ...
When a Woman Leads Services, A Community Struggles With Its Identity
Recently, the Ritual Committee of my congregation, Kehillat Yedidya in Jerusalem, asked its members whether we might occasionally allow Kabbalat ...
What to Get: The Bar or Bat Mitzvah Gift
What gift to get for a Bar or Bat Mitzvah? The challenge with gifts for a life cycle event is ...
Young Jewish Athletes
My brothers and I together attended various Jewish day schools in France, then in Northern Virginia, and in Southern Maryland throughout our ...
Hanukkah Gift Guide for Jewish Rainbow Pride
This gift guide is specially tailored to lovers of rainbow pride, Judaism, and the lucky individuals who live the intersection ...
The Burden of Silence
I was born in Baltimore in 1954, nine years after the Shoah, one of signature events of the 20th—or any—century. That ...
Subway sleeper, Rabbi returns cash: when people do the right thing
You may have caught a couple of stories that have been spreading virally over blogs and Face book the last ...