2013
Passover, Camp Style
It’s March and that means Passover is right around the corner! Want fun crafts to teach your kids about this ...
A Departure From the Traditional: The Bronfman Haggadah
When I set out to create the illustrations for The Bronfman Haggadah , I knew I wanted it to be ...
What “The Daily Show” Can Teach Us About 21st Century Judaism
I am ready to nominate Jon Stewart as an honorary “Rabbi Without Borders.”Last week, Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind, in a ...
Whose Story Is It?
The first step for me in writing fiction is deciding which of my characters is telling the story. I might ...
Parashiyot Vayakhel and Pekudei: The Power of Embodied Love
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...
Prozdor Heads South: Teens Tour the Southern Jewish World
Over the last few months, I had the pleasure of working to put together a Southern Jewish Heritage tour for a ...
Why Camp?
Jamie Simon and Aaron Mandel are the director and assistant director (respectively) of Camp Tawonga in Groveland, CA. This first ...
Why it Matters that Marshall was Never Nominated for the Supreme Court
The main challenge I faced when preparing a biography of Louis Marshall stemmed from the gap between the perceptual confidence that characterizes ...
Why “The Purim Superhero” is the Book I’ve Been Waiting For
I’ve always believed quite firmly that what is on our kids’ bookshelves, and what we, parents and children together, share ...
Purim in Hollywood, FL with Almost 150 Women
For the women of Hollywood Florida, the Women’s Megillah reading is a highlight in our spiritual lives. This year almost ...