2013
Remembering Medgar Evers
June 12 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Medgar Evers, the first NAACP field secretary for the state ...
Packing Tips, Tricks, and Things That Aren’t on the List
As you would imagine, the staff at FJC has packed and unpacked a lot of camp trunks – as campers ...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Book Dedications
I knew I was going to dedicate my first novel, Antonia Lively Breaks The Silence , to my maternal grandparents ...
Parashat Korach: A Revolution with Boundaries
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...
Who Needs Camp? I’m Guessing Me.
While I enjoy being in the water, backyard swimming pools mostly, I’ve had less success being on it. This is ...
Making the Invisible Visible: The Bildungsroman and the Jewish Woman
A young man leaves his home and sets out on a journey. He is impressionable, sensitive, and inexperienced in the ...
2013 New Staff Orientation
Every year, shortly after graduation season, we have the pleasure of welcoming new faces to our office: new permanent staff, Education ...
Family Stories Part I… and Part II
A series by Jewish moms and dads with LGBTQ children. When a child comes out, a coming out process begins ...
Circumcision: Whose Initiation?
You may know the contemporary arguments for and against a brit milah, ritual circumcision of infant Jewish boys.For: It’s traditional. It affirms a family’s connection ...
Introducing Inspector Avraham Avraham
I can honestly say I was concerned by this “Mystery of the Hebrew Detective,” mainly before and after writing the ...