Partner Blogs
How to Prevent Intermarriage – Stay at War Forever?!
“What will be with us?” she asked...
When I Light Shabbat Candles
Some Friday nights I light candles at 9 pm. No, I don’t live in Alaska or Scandinavia. I’m talking about ...
Southern & Western & Complicated
Sometimes even writers we admire miss the mark on the places we know
Sitting Down with the Shabbaton Co-chairs
Keshet Shabbatonim might feel like magic, but they actually take a lot of planning. And much of that planning is ...
What Shahs of Sunset Can Teach Us About Judaism
Picture Reza, a Persian Jew, standing with a dead goldfish reciting Kiddush, the blessing over the wine. What does Kiddush ...
From Germany to Gabon: The Poetry of Jewish Experience
Jews from around the world participate in unique community event
What Made Us Proud in 2018
Over the last 365 days, Keshet has held 5 Shabbatonim– including 2 in areas of the country where we have ...
Mission at the Mexico-US Border
Human beings have devised many rules of three. Perhaps we are physically programmed to create these rules because our bodily ...
Anti-Zionism = Antisemitism? Not Necessarily!
What if a Palestinian state is absolutely out of the question?
Recreating the Rabbinate
In recent weeks, I was struck by a couple of conversations that got me thinking about what we do as ...
Ten Years After My Bat Mitzvah, I Was Called To The Torah In Texas
...and reminded of something very important