Health & Wellness
The Flamingo Rampant Book Club
At Keshet we know how important it is to provide diverse resources for families. Last year we worked with author Elisabeth ...
What Does Inclusion Look Like?
Last week I stood in a room full of Jewish leaders who made me hopeful about the future of the ...
Cold Feet
Later this month, my fifteen-year-old son, Jonah, is off to Camp B’Nai Brith (CBB) in the Laurentians, about an hour ...
Never/ Yes Again
On June 20th, 2014, Rabbi Ellen Lippmann offered the following words of prayer at the UJA-Federation’s “Community Conversation on LGBTQ Engagement,” ...
Togetherness Squared
For the last four summers, whenever my wife, Cynthia, and I have put our son, Jonah, on the bus to ...
Coalition building: Towards LGBTQ-inclusive Sex Ed in Boston
Mimi Arbeit, who writes a weekly column called The Debrief for JewishBoston.com , takes a look at LGBTQ-inclusive sex ed. ...
Easy Money
For the last few days, I’ve been walking around the house singing and dancing more or less in tune and ...
Is it (Mentally) Healthy to Fall Apart?
Falling apart is a kind of strength.At least, that’s what I’m learning as I reflect this week on the meaning ...
Chaos Theory
When you’re the parent of a child with autism, you’re always bracing yourself for the endless string of theories headed ...
Inclusion at Jewish Camp
Last week, the Foundation for Jewish Camp hosted our biennial conference, Leaders Assembly, in New Jersey. The topic of inclusion ...
Two Mississippi Rabbis Will Shave for the Brave
My Mississippi rabbinical colleague Rabbi Debra Kassoff and myself will both be making a bold statement this spring; more accurately, ...
“Would Life Have Been Better Without Your Son?”
The call came the other day from our son Jonah’s sleep-away summer camp. Registration was almost completed and we hadn’t ...