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Holidays Down South (With a Little Help from Technology)
Holidays are always prime family time. My whole family goes to my grandparents’ house for pretty much every holiday, and ...
From Israel to America: Sephardi Inspiration for Hanukkah
Multicultural Hanukkah inspiration
How Having a Baby Has Changed This Rabbi’s Blessings
This summer, my wife and I welcomed our first child into the world in Jackson, Mississippi. Ever since, the birth ...
My Black Brother Deserves What I Have
When I was eight years old, our family began looking into adopting a child. I was nervous and excited about ...
Just Your Typical Egyptian Mexican American Jew
It is interesting to grow up in an old world family with new world ideas. My childhood dinners were created ...
The Case for Still Giving Thanks (With a Little Help from Hebrew)
In the best of years, Thanksgiving is a complicated holiday. Its complications are multi-level, valid, and not easily overcome. Many ...
A Letter to My Black and Jewish Daughter in Light of the Election
Dear Maia,Remember when you were in day care? (Of course you don’t.) I was in grad school and, back then, ...
Stories My Mother Never Told: My Bat Mitzvah Speech
“Stories My Mother Never Told” is a three-part blog series dedicated to re-envisioning what it can mean for parents and ...
Stories My Mother Never Told: Learning to Lein
“Stories My Mother Never Told” is a three-part blog series dedicated to re-envisioning what it can mean for parents and ...
Humor and My Authentically Black Jewish Self
“How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it. Happy Passover y’all.”This was the caption that I wrote on one of ...