2013

I recently read a lecture delivered by Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, Chancellor of Yeshiva University, delivered at the 16th Conference ...

Hi Readers! Modern-day life keeps replacing playing time with “teaching time,” as if the two are at odds. But in ...

Here’s a confession: I haven’t read that many golem stories. Or at least, as many as someone who’s written a book called  ...

A couple of years ago, after several years of trying to get all the way through the counting of the ...

Creating inclusive Jewish spaces is a great goal — but how do you do it? While the answer is likely ...

By Education Fellow Amanda WinerThe title of this post sounds like a Broadway song, doesn’t it?It actually describes a recent ...

Yesterday I wrote that my novel,  The Golem and the Jinni , is “pretty darn Jewish.” In truth, that’s only ...

One of the most life-changing lessons a child can learn at camp is how to overcome fears.  Whether your camper ...

Years ago, a Jewish woman, a 15-year survivor of cancer, came to me with a confession. “Rabbi,” she said, “When ...

My first summer home was Camp Edward Isaacs (aka Eddie I) in Holmes, NY.  I started going there because my ...