Meredith Kesner Lewis
Meredith Lewis is the Director of Operations at MyJewishLearning.com. Meredith holds an MA in Hebrew and Judaic studies and an MPA in non-profit finance from New York University. She also received a BS in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Meredith has served as an advisor for United Synagogue Youth in the Westchester and Rockland Counties area as well as an education consultant.
Articles by Meredith Kesner Lewis
Einstein in the Archives
Most people think science, physics, or crazy hair upon hearing the name of Albert Einstein. But I’m always reminded how ...
Children and the High Holidays
As part of my job as a staff member for my synagogue’s youth group, I helped our high school students ...
Kol Nidrei for the Ages
Yesterday on Slate (apparent my new go-to blog for Jewish content other than Mixed Multitudes), Michael Weiss shared the history ...
A Yom Kippur Poem
From Slate’s weekly poem collection. Click here to listen to the author Philip Schultz read it. You are asked to ...
Playing Hookie
So while Jews across the country were locked inside Rosh Hashanah services for the past two days, the world outside ...
Kosher Refrigerator
Gizmodo, one of my favorite tech blogs, recently profiled this conceptual refrigerator, intended for roommates sharing an apartment. It prevents ...
The Great Schlep
My parents aren’t grandparents yet. And this would be a really awkward way to tell them I’m pregnant, which I’m ...
Jewish New Year’s Countdowns
It’s the end of the year, at least the Jewish one, and the countdown lists are beginning. Galei Tzahal will ...
Georgia on My Mind
Today at the office, we were talking about traditional Rosh Hashanah food. Black-eyed peas, primarily as a Sephardic custom, came ...
Ode to an Orange
I like to consider myself MJL’s resident Jim Henson expert (though Matthue frequently tries to steal my title). Loyal blog ...