Galilee Diary: Green thoughts I: Answer us!
By Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)
Galilee Diary: Hard Choices
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)
A scheme is not a vision. -Leonard Cohen, "Isaac"
Galilee Diary: Changing channels
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)
Galilee Diary: Wandering Jews
By Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)
How Camp Helps Jewish Youth Believe in Themselves
Helen Fine’s book, At Camp Kee Tov, inspired me to go to summer camp. The lessons I learned there continue to guide me today.
This Passover, I'm Breaking Free to Reclaim My Creativity
I went zip-lining and bungee-jumping. I would have preferred sitting by the pool with a book, but there I was, catapulting myself into a canyon.
Preserving the Truth About World War II Vilna
“NOVA”’s new one-hour film, “Holocaust Escape Tunnel,” reminds us that in an era of alternative facts, science and history still can separate fact from fiction.
Fighting for Equal Pay for Equal Work
On April 4, we observe Equal Pay Day to bring awareness to the gap between men’s and women’s wages. The day is a symbolic way to show when, on average, a woman’s earnings would catch up to what a male counterpart earned in the previous year.
How Can We Make B'nai Mitzvah Matter More to Teens?
The new JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary goes even further as it aims to show teens preparing for b'nai mitzvah how Torah, Judaism’s foundational text, addresses the issues in their world and in their own language.
Don't Pass Over These 8 New Books for Spring
This Passover, here are eight intriguing new Jewish books, in a range of genres, that you can grab right now - printed on crisp papyrus or downloaded directly to your, ahem, tablet.