2013
Hillel and Shammai
Two weeks ago I posted a piece responding to some articles on patrilineality which provoked several excellent other blog posts ...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Looking back on the past few months, I wouldn’t call it a “cruel summer.” Nor would I call it “the ...
The Forward Features RJM!
This week, The Jewish Daily Forward featured our very own Rachel Jarman Myers in a piece about her work sharing ...
Walking the Walk: On Welcoming a Transgender Bunk Counselor
This summer, Habonim Dror Camp Na’aleh did something unprecedented at Jewish camp – we had a transgender bunk counselor. At Camp Na’aleh ...
Blurred Lines: Why Miley is Still a Hit in My House…Sort Of
I am sick of hearing about the VMAs and Miley Cyrus. Yup – she got on stage in a latex ...
The Golden Child
Recently, one of my writing students turned in a story featuring an adorable, vulnerable child whose blue eyes were “wide ...
A Southern Jewish Superhero
The call comes in the middle of the night.“Your nephew’s got it in his head that he wants to have ...
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 ...
A New Way to Prepare for the High Holidays
I’m advocating a new angle on Heshbon Nefesh, ‘soul’s accounting’, that we do in preparation to the High Holidays of ...
Walking the Walk: On Welcoming a Transgender Bunk Counselor
This summer, Habonim Dror Camp Na’aleh did something unprecedented at Jewish camp – we had a transgender bunk counselor. At ...