2013

Epic Memories of Camp

Noam Slomovic is 13 years old, lives in New York City, and has been attending Camp Moshava in Honesdale, PA ...

Parashat VaYikra: “And God Called”: The Process is the Message

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

Religious Political Power in Israel Comes to a Halt

For many years the political power of Israel’s Orthodox minority spread as if it would never reach a limit. While ...

The Power of a Smile

I grew up in Texas, like in most of the South, people in Texas greet each other warmly and a ...

International Women’s Day: Torah from the Margins

Torah teaches that ancient Israelite women refused to donate their jewelry to build the Golden Calf. Instead they donated their ...

Passover 2013 Gift Guide

Whether you’re hosting your own seder and looking for a new matzah cover, or going to someone else’s and want ...

Why I Put a Map in the Bronfman Haggadah

Many people have asked why I included a biblical map in  The Bronfman Haggadah . Well, for starters, I love ...

The Best Place on Earth

A few weeks ago I was asked to provide a blurb for an about-to-be-published collection of short stories, The Best Place ...

Summer Lovin’ – Sharon & Marshall

Camp and summer romances go hand in hand, and once in a while those early relationships actually go the distance.  ...

Releasing Your Burden: The Eshel Shabbaton

As we’ve explored in earlier posts by and about Orthodox Jews who are also LGBTQ (including a round-up of blogs, ...

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