2013

It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…

Jon Adam Ross is a widely acclaimed theater artist, founding company member of Storahtelling and the Northwoods Ramah Theater Company. ...

Living the Dream: Remembering Dr. King

Today marks the 45th anniversary of the tragic assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the balcony of ...

Beyond Words

In New York City, in our Upper West Side apartment, my little brother and I watched my father act out ...

Saying Yes

Joel Yanofsky is the author of Bad Animals: A Father’s Accidental Education in Autism.   We figured we were all set. ...

LGBT Resources for Holocaust Remembrance Day

When the last known gay Jewish Holocaust survivor, Gad Beck, died in 2012, it was a poignant reminder that both ...

Empathy and Conflict

It seems to me that it’s hard for a feeling, empathetic person to know where to place himself in the ...

When Rabbis Go to Washington: a response to Yair Rosenberg

A couple of weeks ago, Yair Rosenberg wrote a thought-provoking article in the online Tablet Magazine, entitled ‘America’s Anti-Gun Theocrats: ...

It’s Over…or Is It?

Passover has passed us over and last night’s dinner was a veritable chametz -fest. “But wait!” you shout, “Passover isn’t ...

Putting People in Boxes – Literally

I’d like to preface today’s post by saying that while I *wish* this were some sort of April Fool’s Day ...

A Contemporary Story Of Redemption

“My father was a wandering Aramean.” With this quote, from Deuteronomy 26:5, we begin not only the Maggid (story-telling) portion ...

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