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Young Jews: Every Voice Matters
“For they (the teachings) are our life source, and what lengthen our days, and so we meditate on them day ...
Reb Zalman in the Andes
This piece is being published on the yahrzeit of Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi of blessed memory, may his teachings endure. It begins like ...
Fathers – Look for those (Jewish) teaching moments
“Hey Buddy!”Whenever I hear that term, so common coming from the lips of dads in my generation, I invariably pause ...
Seamlessly Chinese and Jewish
Recently at work, one of my co-workers, who is a Chinese originally from Taiwan, stopped by my desk to ask ...
Jewish Pirates and Other Treasures
It’s the end of the summer, and my children are educating me about Jewish pirates.“They lived in the Caribbean in ...
How to Welcome the Stranger: A Modern Midrash
1 in 6 contemporary Jews are new to Judaism. How are we supposed to welcome these converts? Rabbi Juan Mejia, a ...
A Real Cuban Mojito
The first time I tasted a mojito, and I mean really tasted a mojito, I was in Havana with my ...
My Jewish Mother the Hero
My family has always been the foundation of my life. I have very strong bonds with both my parents. Over ...
My Chinese Daughter’s Jewish Roots
This is the final in a short series on adoption in Jewish families. Enjoy!In 1988, I had my entire life ...
Uncovering Awe and Joy in Israel
“Ima, I’m eating breakfast. It tastes like home. I want to live here forever.”The simplicity and joy of my daughter’s ...
Eating Bacon?
This is the third in a short series about adoption and multiracial Jewish families that Be’chol Lashon will be running over ...
A Letter to My Son
This is the second in a short series about adoption and multiracial Jewish families that Be’chol Lashon will be running over ...