Community Engagement
Some “Deeply Held Religious Beliefs” Aren’t What You Think
In the late 1970s, my Uncle Eric Rofes marched in a gay pride parade in the Boston area with a ...
How Many More Years Of Slaves?
This morning, my friend and co-worker Nonnie asked me if I had seen the Oscars. I told her I had ...
A Noose Around James Meredith’s Neck: Where Do We Go From Here?
Earlier this week, in Oxford, Mississippi, two unidentified perpetrators placed a noose around the neck of the James Meredith statue at ...
Do Different Religions See “Peace” Differently?
As I mentioned in my last blog post, I grew up knowing very little about Judaism or Jewish culture. In ...
Singing With Mr. Seeger
Yesterday, I learned that Pete Seeger had died. I didn’t hear about it first on the news. No, I heard about ...
My First Week in the Southern & Jewish World
The only Jewish person I knew of growing up was Jesus, and to be honest I had never thought much ...
From Every Hill and Molehill of Mississippi
The Civil Rights movement is once again front and center here in Mississippi. Last year was the 50th anniversary of ...
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr…on Tu Bishvat
What’s the first Jewish holiday we’ll be welcoming in the secular New Year of 2014 (besides Shabbat, of course)? Tu ...
In The Words of Chuck Selber, Part 3: In Memorial
Today marks 22 years since the passing of Charles Paul “Chuck” Selber.In honor of his yahrzeit, and to conclude our three ...
In The Words of Chuck Selber, Part 2: A Jew, A Writer, And So Much More
This post continues our December series on the life and work of AIDS activist Chuck Selber.Chuck was, as his mom ...