Hanukkah: From Battleground to Festival of Lights
The Hebrew word Hanukkah means “dedication” and refers to the joyous eight-day celebration through which Jews commemorate the victory of the Maccabees over the armies of Syria in 165 B.C.E. and the subsequent liberation and “rededication” of the Temple in Jerusalem.
Sports, Race Relations, & Growing Up in the 1960s
Born in 1958, I came of age in the 1960s and ‘70s in the north end of Flint, MI. Today, that neighborhood is an urban war zone. Within its few square miles, my old neighborhood is responsible for one of the highest per capita rates of deadly crime in the USA. It was different in 1967.
"A Kosher Christmas" - Yes, Really!
The Wonders of Klal Yisrael, Jewish Peoplehood
“We kindle these lights to commemorate the miracles and the wonders”
הנרות הללו אנו מדליקין על הניסים והנפלאות
Creating an Interfaith Extended Family: How to Be A Good In-Law
A Cappella, Gangnam Style, & More: A Hanukkah Video Round-Up
What Moses and Zipporah Can Teach Us About Today's Interfaith Families
In the opening chapters of Exodus, we read about a Jewish man who failed to circumcise his son.
Iggy, Lev, & Isaac: Souls Reunited
Have you ever heard the sound of two Jewish souls reuniting across the generations?