Making Synagogue a Place to Run To, Not From
The events of my son’s bar mitzvah day don't begin to tell the story of how Max arrived at that moment.
It’s Hard to be a Jew at Christmas, But Even Harder on Tu BiSh’vat
It is a truth universally acknowledged that it can be difficult to be Jewish at Christmas time. It has seeped into North American cultural consciousness so thoroughly that South Park even wrote a song about it, complete with trademark expletives.
This Passover: A Season of Justice for the Environment
How PJ Library® Helped Our Congregation Engage Families with Young Children
Why Our Synagogue Switched to Solar Power
Doing the right thing paid off at the bottom line. How often can you say that about doing a mitzvah?
Why I Send My Son With Autism to Jewish Summer Camp
Life has been relatively calm the last few days. A major reason for that is that Ted - my son, who has autism - is off at camp for 3 ½ weeks. No, it is not a "special needs camp." In fact, he attends URJ Henry S.
Bringing Social Justice Into Your Congregation
The Holiness of Wholeness - And of Brokenness
This week's Torah portion contains one of the most dramatic events in the entire Torah, the incident of the Golden Calf. Moses has been on Mount Sinai for a very long time, too long for those Israelites who still carry Egypt in their hearts to wait.
Blurring Lines and Coming Out: A Single Gay Dad's Story
Once upon a time, I went for a job interview with a Jewish not-for-profit where my family and marital status didn’t come up.
Shocking, I know.