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Today I Am a U.S. Citizen
I arrived in the United States on a student visa in 2003.
Loving Day is Every Day for Our Family
What 50 years of Loving Day means to our Black, white and Jewish family.
We Went Down to the River to Pray
Under the spell of the woods, we gradually forgot all details of our everyday life. We talked only about what was before us. Leaf. Root. Creek. Rock.
We Can’t Go Back Now – LGBTQ Pride and the Challenges of 2017
Keshet's James Cohen shared this d'var at Temple Beth Zion's annual Pride Shabbat service in Brookline, MA.
In Cloud’s Shadow: Spirituality and Darkness
Even the "always joyful" Nachman taught that all people suffer, so we must break our hearts every day for an hour to stay real about real-life suffering.
How to Not Strangle the Bar Mitzvah Boy
Working with preteens is challenging, but living with them all the more so!
An Uprising… Not a Riot
We may not have realized the perspective of the African American community on these events, at least of those trying to make a difference in this world.
Funny, You Don’t Look German
A German Colombian Jew dedicates his life to building an inclusive (Jewish) world.
Living Out “Dirty Dancing” In Real Life
It was three days of good old-fashioned fun, which reminded me that in this time of political and social turmoil, community groups still exist.
Our Chosen Treasures
If you had to live alone on a desert island for, say, the rest of your life... what would you take with you?
18 Mouthwatering Grilled Cheese Recipes for Shavuot
Multiple takes on this comfort food classic for the holiday where the custom is to eat dairy.
Muslims Celebrate Shavuot – And Have Been Doing so for Hundreds of Years!
The correlation between Ramadan and Sivan is not coincidental but rather fundamental.