Community Engagement

This piece was jointly authored by Malkie Schwartz and Rabbi Jeremy Simons, reflecting on last night’s grand jury ruling in ...

Today is Veteran’s Day. A rainy November Tuesday. I began my day at my computer, appreciating the Facebook statuses honoring ...

For many, the end of Daylight Savings Time is associated with an extra luxurious hour of sleep. Since modern electricity mitigates ...

Flashback: a few weeks ago, on this very blog, a post about Jewish conferences is published… authored by yours truly ...

How we treat others matters. Today, banks and schools and government organizations are shut down for Columbus Day—a national holiday ...

My sister, Chanie, and my new brother-in-law, Joel, got married this month. I’m very fortunate to have incredible co-workers who ...

As we prepare for the new year ahead, we’ll be sharing several Southern & Jewish posts reflecting on “how we ...

There’s one page I follow obsessively on Facebook: Humans of New York.Brandon, the photographer and author behind HONY, approaches total ...

At this year’s ISJL Education Conference, I helped lead a session about “Conflict Transformation.” The term is used to describe ...

As Parashat Va’et’hanan opens, Moses is pleading for forgiveness, in order to be permitted to enter the promised land along ...