Jewish Thought
Pursuing your dreams?
About a year ago, someone recommended a Paulo Coelho book to me—a popular one— The Alchemist . Most people I ...
Shaving Heads, Sharing Hope
Along with the rest of the world, particularly, the interconnected collective family known as “the Jewish community,” our hearts broke ...
Rabbis Without Borders Hanukkah Gift Guide
Happy Hanukkah, Jewish learners and lovers of Jewish learners! If gift-giving is a part of your Hanukkah tradition, let our ...
Subway sleeper, Rabbi returns cash: when people do the right thing
You may have caught a couple of stories that have been spreading virally over blogs and Face book the last ...
Why I Don’t Let My Kids Trick-or-Treat
Below, Rabbi Alana Suskin explains why her family doesn’t trick-or-treat. To hear from another Jewish mom with a different perspective, ...
“Beautiful Pathologies”: An Ugly Truth?
A recent New York Times online opinion essay, Beautiful Pathologies, got me thinking about the non-profit sector as a whole, ...
‘Tis the season of the farmers’ market
Today’s lunch included stir-fryed Purslane. Until two weeks ago, I’d never heard of it or, to my knowledge, tasted it ...
But what have you done for me lately?
A couple of weeks ago, Michal Kohane caused a few ripples in the blogosphere by getting fired over the column ...
Are today’s Americans really wimps?
Recently there has been a rash of articles declaring how stupid American parents have overcoddled their children in all sorts ...
Remembering Medgar Evers
June 12 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Medgar Evers, the first NAACP field secretary for the state ...
Answering the Call: Responding to Suicide and Depression in Our Communities
“Crisis Line. May I help you?” This is how I answer the phone at a local crisis center here in ...
Privilege & Oppression, Part II
Recently, the Governor of Mississippi, Phil Bryant, signed the Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act. On Governor Bryant’s website, the student ...