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A Prayer for the Start of School
Just as children all around the country are beginning their school year, so too did my own children begin.
I offer this prayer for the beginning of the school year... And so begins a new year.... May it be
Discovering Meaning in Jewish Observance
Ever since I was a young adult, I have felt called to wrestle with Jewish texts and ideas.
Nitzavim: A Memory
I wrote this drash in honor of (or is it in memory of) the fiftieth anniversary of my bar mitzvah on 21 September 1957 at Temple Beth Israel in Macon, Georgia.
Yom Kippur: A Personal Reflection
by P.J. Schwartz
(Originally published in Ten Minutes of Torah)
Yom Kippur
What shall we say before You, who dwell on high?...Yet from the beginning You set us apart to stand erect before You. (Gates of Repentance, p. 512 and 515)
A Tribute to Debbie Friedman, Who Helped Me Understand and Love Judaism
Editor's Note: This piece was originally published on January 13, 2011, immedately following the death of beloved Jewish musician Debbie Friedman, z"l. How did Debbie Friedman's music impact your life?
Life in Flux? Have a Drink with Us
In mid-August approximately 60 Jewish young professionals met at a b
Reflections on 9/11: Post-Traumatic Growth
10 years is a long time, yet for so many of us, September 11, 2001 feels like yester
Reflections on 9/11: Standing with Muslim Americans
The attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001
Putting America Back To Work
Last week, before a joint session of Congress, P