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When I was 6 years old I told my parents I was going to become a rabbi. I was blessed ...

Since I was a little kid growing up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, I’ve always known that I was somehow different ...

I remember the exact moment when I realized I’d never be the Jewish James Bond.It was right after our son ...

If I’ve learned anything being a black, observant, Jewish hip-hop artist, it’s that it takes time and patience for something ...

Rosh Hashanah is a magical time.  Or at least, we seem to think so. According to the Mishnah (Rosh Hashanah ...

What was it like to walk in the wilderness from Egypt to the Promised Land?In my own life and in ...

Talking about your country seems like such a simple task: culture, food, costumes and art. But when you come from such ...

Whenever I visit somewhere new, whether in my country of origin or somewhere foreign, I typically stand on the periphery ...

I am black, and I am Jewish.I’ve always found comfort in the and of my identity — that simple part ...

“’…But, mother, I won’t be alone. Other children will go with me, And march the streets of Birmingham to make ...

Identity is complicated.

Week after week, I light two small candles. I move behind my children and put one hand on each of ...