Barbara Kavadias

Barbara Kavadias has professional and volunteer experience with numerous organizations devoted to making the world a better place. Among them are ARZA, Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, and NCJW. The mother of two grown children, she is looking for her next great adventure.

 

Welcome to Miriam’s House: Not Your Children’s Judaism

Barbara Kavadias

I am about to become an empty nester. Years ago, when the kids first started going to camp, my husband and I used to call ourselves “ENITs,” Empty Nesters in Training. Although this long-anticipated event was delayed by my husband’s cancer and too-early death

Prayer for All

Barbara Kavadias

The past year has seen an increase in tension - and even violence - at the Kotel or Western Wall, one of Judaism's holiest sites. Last Friday, progressive Jews worldwide were disturbed to learn of protests and near-rioting as the Women of the Wall came to pray

Tu BiSh'vat: A Personal Reflection

Barbara Kavadias

While we have been having a relatively warm winter in the United States, it cannot compare to what winter is like in Israel.  It is the rainy season there, the time of year that Israel greens up, with cooler temperatures and rain (which feels like a miracle