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Chanukah Gifts You’ll Feel Good Giving
Last week, I spent an incredible three days at a conference with lots of Jewish social justice professionals, activists and ...
Mazes vs. Labyrinths: How Do You See Life?
What is the difference between a maze and a labyrinth?A maze – as many of us know – is intended ...
Shalom & Bon Voyage, Y’all
In the mid-nineteenth century, thousands of Jewish immigrants from Alsace-Lorraine came to America and made new lives for themselves in ...
How Do You Open The Door?
As we approach the winter holidays, one thing will likely dominate our minds: doors.What? Doors weren’t the first thing on ...
I Belong Everywhere
This week, as I perused the internet, I stumbled upon a quiz entitled “Where You Belong: Your State Personality.”It involved ...
The Golfing Rabbi, Counting Cars
Golf. A sport usually reserved for the hoighty toighty, and/or generally older crowd. A sport where people ride in little ...
On Coming Together Over Brokenness
November 9, 2013, marks the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht, “The Night of Broken Glass.” It is the night many point ...
Bully on the Bimah: Bar Mitzvah, No Matter What?
Picture this: a really mean kid.A kid who spends each day at school calling others names, like fat and loser. ...
Southern & Jewish Hanukkah Gift Guide. Happy Thanksgivukkah, Y’all!
Howdy, y’all! As the leaves turn colors and the days cool down, we’re gearing up for Hanukkah and Thanksgiving — and, of ...
The Jewish Banjo
In this season of Thanksgivukkah, I’ve started to think a lot about cultural syncretism. I’ve come to the conclusion that, ...
Kathryn Wiener, A Woman of Vision
“All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come.” — Victor HugoThis ...
History EXPLODES in Virginia! (Literally)
The 270-plus community histories in the ISJL’s Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities contain countless stories of Jewish-owned businesses. Often, these ...