Sukkot: Festival of Voting Booths
Honoring My Christian Family
Sukkot, Diversity, and Unity: How Each of Us is Like the Four Species
URJ Greene Family Camp, TX
Stop Cuts to Family Planning
Shabbat and the Blessing of Family
As a teenager in Flint, MI, most of my peers spent their Friday evenings at the movies with friends or at high school football games. When I told my friends why I couldn't join them, they were flabbergasted.
Jewish Summer Camp: Where Friends Become Family
In 1975, I was a little girl coming to URJ Camp Harlam,a Jewish sleepaway camp, following in my cousin’s footsteps. I hung on to her for dear life every time we passed each other in camp. Slowly I began to develop friendships with the girls in my bunk, loosening my tight grip on my cousin.
Celebrate Rosh HaShanah with Shalom Sesame: Sounding the Shofar
Celebrate Rosh HaShanah with Shalom Sesame and Rosh HaShanah Hannah
Putting Down Roots: Why Our Jewish Family Needs a Yard Full of Trees
We celebrated the holiday of Tu BiShvat – the “Jewish Arbor Day” – way back in February, and we won’t celebrate it again until January. But no matter: I need to talk about the trees now.