From Heartbreak to Action: Racial Inequality in California
I lay in bed one night late last summer, scrolling, as I often do, through my Facebook newsfeed on my phone.
Passing Down the Dishes for Passover
A dim light appeared from above and only my dad’s face was visible, peering down reassuringly at us. Then one arm appeared, and with great care, one by one, each of our Passover dishes was handed down, passed from one girl to the next in a sort of human Passover chain that started our family’s preparations for changing our dishes and cleaning out the chametz for this fun holiday.
From Heartbreak to Action: Racial Inequality in California
How Jewish Mourning Is Like the TARDIS on “Doctor Who”
I have been a fan of “Doctor Who” for many years, but until I sat shiva for my father recently, I did not really understand what it felt like to travel on the TARDIS.
Visiting Tel Aviv: A Peek at Reform Teens’ Cultural Zionism Curriculum
Teacher: “Class, what’s the definition of Zionism?”
Students, in unison: “Zionism is the aspiration of the Jewish people to build a Jewish democratic state in Eretz Yisrael (the Land of Israel)!”
Congregational Leadership in a Time of a Shifting Paradigm
Holy Fertile Ground: Creating Compassionate Spaces for People on a Family-Building Journey
Yiddish, English, and the Languages of Our Lives
I found myself looking over a list of words from my husband's first Yiddish class with growing unease. Rather than standard language lessons, the class featured more of a story-and-culture format, with sprinklings of Yiddishisms thrown in.
How My Generation is Making a Quiet Difference - and What's Jewish About It
At a recent Torah study, my rabbi mentioned the Lamed Vav Tzadikim, “righteous ones,” and the significance of the number 36 in Judaism. She had my attention. Could there be something special about my birth year? I wanted to know more.