Shabbat
There’s No Place Like a Jewish Home
In Little Rock, Arkansas, ISJL Education Fellow Erin poses with students who participated in a special program called “There’s No ...
The Future of Jewish Food
Last year in Berkeley, Rae and I attended the Deli Summit to discuss the direction of Jewish food and deli ...
The Friday the Rabbi Made Challah
A couple of years ago, I attended a young adult challah-baking event here in Austin. Some of the young women ...
Sleeping on Felix Frankfurter’s Couch
Joshua Henkin’s new novel, The World Without You, is now available.I want to talk a little more about my family of ...
Rock and Roll
This is a guest post by Rabbi Darby Leigh.It was 1984 when Dee Snider first asked me what I wanted ...
Are You a Jewish Writer?
First of all, I want to open up my week of blogging by saying how happy I am to be ...
Me, You and We
I have been an active participant in a group of Muslims, Christians and Jews that meets two to three times ...
I Don’t Go To Brooklyn
Cruising on Fifth Avenue one day, a taxi is hailed by a man standing on the corner. Entering the cab, ...
Shabbat Recipe Roundup
It’s almost time for Purim, so no better way to start Shabbat than with this creative recipe for Hamantaschen Challah!I ...
Shabbat Recipe Round-Up
Its the Shabbat before the Superbowl, and it’s probably time to make sure you get in a few extra servings ...
Give Your Brain a Rest
Generally, our minds have no problem with coming up with lots of ideas — it’s fairly easy for us to ...
Remembering Debbie… one year on
On January 9, 2011, a sweet singer of Israel, Debbie Friedman, passed away. While her Hebrew yahrzeit is at the ...