2013

We’ve finally organized all the books we’ve been meaning to read, picnic gear we’ve been meaning to buy, and kitsch ...

This week, we have heard endless blatheration on what Trayvon Martin should have done, whether Zimmerman was legally culpable, whether ...

I recently came across a copy of the June 28 issue of  The Jewish Press . The Jewish Press is an Orthodox ...

Sometimes, being a Jewish organization in the Deep South means being perceived as an “outsider”– outside the major metropolitan areas, ...

“Ima, Aunt Angela is trying to reach you. I know it’s grandma! I want to go to her funeral!” My ...

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as  parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...

Every year on the 9th of Av it’s the same arguments in my head. Should I fast or not? On ...

I’ve been settling in to my new home in Jackson, Mississippi, for just over a month now, and it seems ...

After two 15 year old boys performed a passionate, if not pitch perfect, duet of The Who’s “Pinball Wizard,” after ...

One of the biggest pleasures in writing American Jewish women’s history is discovering the immensely talented, hardworking, committed women whose ...