What Is the Zionist Message in Israel's Spring Holidays?
Thriving Reform Jewish congregations in Israel can help Israelis meet modern life and all its challenges in today's Promised Land.
6 New Children's Books that are Perfect for Passover
A talking parrot saves the family seder and a moose-musician is eager to host his perfect first Passover meal in a pair of delightful new children's books for the holiday, which this year begins on the night of March 30.
Hide and Seek: Re-Imagining the Rituals of Afikoman
The Passover ritual of the afikoman is wonderfully playful and deeply profound. It was a stroke of pedagogical genius to include a ritual so physical!
The Feminist Seder in the Time of #MeToo
The Feminist Seder was a highlight of my youth. With the explosion of the #MeToo movement, our modern plagues could pack a renewed punch at feminist seders everywhere.
Why We Are Doubly Blessed by Freedom
I love sharing how important the greatest Jewish story ever told – the Exodus, the centerpiece of Passover – was to the original, remarkable leaders of America.
How to Understand the Timelessness of Jewish Time
Although we may think time moves in a linear fashion, Jewish holidays insert themselves in unexpected moments and places, seemingly out-of-sync with our expectations.
Which of Our Actions Will Change the World?
I play a game when I read the paper, posing these questions: Which stories will fade quickly? Which will we remember years from now? Which will change our world forever?
How Diversity Can Make You a Stronger Leader
As leaders, it is incumbent upon us to harness the strength and creativity that comes from diversity to focus and guide our congregations – and our sederim.
Moral Resistance and Spiritual Authority: The Obligations of Our Exodus
We instill in our souls that the Exodus is not simply about freedom from bondage; our master story culminates with the agency to enter into a covenantal community in which all people are bound to one another.