My Passover seder this year was spent in the company of the small Reform Jewish community in Lisbon, Portugal.
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Hanukkah Music?
"The Meyerowitz Stories" is the Most Jew-ish Movie of the Year
The Meyerowitz Stories may be the most Jewish film you see all year that isn’t explicitly Jewish - and it may even be the best film you see all year, period.
The Challenge of Letting Go of Children
“Lech L’cha: Heartbreak and Hopefulness as Children Go Off and Move On,” is spoken-word poetry to dramatize the wide array of thoughts and feelings that occur to Abram's parents.
When the Student is the Teacher: Lessons From a Stack of Old Letters
When a close family friend died, an old stack of our letters reminded me how I had been a teacher to him, even as he had been one to me.
Making Friends Who Know And Love Me
I have watched the people around us grow and change, coming back year after year to a holy community – one where we all truly are b’tzelem elohim.
Annelies: A Novel
David R. Gillham’s Annelies: A Novel (Viking and Penguin Books) is a fictionalized portrayal of Anne Frank based on the premise that she recovers from her illness in Bergen-Belsen, returns to post-war Amsterdam, and is reunited with her father, Otto, whom she calls Pim.
The Passover Seder: A Night for Love
If I invited you to do a Jewish program for Passover and asked you to please bring a mattress, a bottle of wine, and some kind of aphrodisiac, you would probably look at me askance – maybe even consider having me investiga
Coming Out Makes History
The Reform Jewish community has welcomed, embraced and fought for LGBTQ people and continues to do so even now as transgender individuals are under attack by our government.
What’s More Jewish Than Comedy?℠
From the Marx Brothers to the Three Stooges, George Burns to Mel Brooks, Woody Allen to Joan Rivers, Jews dominate the comedy industry. Why are we so funny?