2013
Old Enough
Why does it sometimes feel almost counter-cultural to pack your kids off to camp? Maybe because we’re living in a ...
The Balabusta Gene
Some folks are born with the balabusta gene and others are not. It’s that simple. If you didn’t happen to grow up ...
Simchat Torah: Circling Back
Rabbi Jane Litman first presented these words of Torah for Simchat Torah in 2006, as part of the Torah Queeries ...
Confessions of a Jewish Bride
I’ll confess right off that this is not my most embarrassing culinary moment, because I actually air the worst ones in my ...
A Letter to Students: The Lesson of Elijah
Dearest Students,Early on in the academic year (and the Jewish New Year!), I thought it would be a poignant time ...
Seekers and Unaffiliated: An Opportunity
I recently met a woman who I really liked. We have a lot in common, being professionally accomplished Jewish women ...
Shall We Pray? Spontaneously?
Occasionally, a book about Jewish prayer will tell you that Judaism discourages spontaneous prayer. That magic of Jewish prayer, the ...
Reflecting in the Rothko Chapel
Today’s reflective post comes from Education Fellow Lex Rofes.The end of summer can be a whirlwind for ISJL Education Fellows, ...
Seeking Shelter
This past Sunday I convinced my sons to join me out back to put up our Sukkah, ritual dwelling for Sukkot, arguing that ...
Joy as an Answer to Death
“How do I go on?” I was asked recently at a service following the death of a beautiful woman in ...