The Shalom of Shabbat
We live in a world in which we are constantly overworked, overtired, and overstressed, leaving us with the feeling that we have so much to accomplish and not enough time to do it all.
Scenes from the Parallel Universe Once Known as East Germany
In the fall of 1980, nine years before the Berlin Wall came down, I was part of the first official delegation of American Jewish journalists to visit East Germany (German Democratic Republic, or GDR). Jewish life on the Communist side of the divide was coming to an end
100 Women in Congress: A Jewish Look at a Major Milestone
The end of the 113th Congress will mark a milestone for women in politics: for the first time in history, 100 women will serve together in Congress.
We Get to Be Jewish
Growing up the child of a Jew-by-choice, everything about Judaism was a choice for us. For my mother, Judaism was a gift. She felt very proud to count herself among the Jewish people. She felt blessed to have the opportunity to do Jewish things.
The Real Hannah Senesh: Honoring a Jewish Hero
It was 70 years ago this week, according to the Hebrew calendar, that a young Jewish girl named Hannah Senesh was executed by firing squad by the Hungarian-Nazi police force.
Did God Invent Love at First Sight?
How did your parents meet?
As a religious school teacher at a Reform Jewish synagogue, each year I ask my sixth-grade students to think about their parents, or any two people they know who are happily married. How did those people become a couple?
Judaism and the Music of Thanksgiving
Ah, fall! In many parts of the country, the temperature has dropped, the leaves have turned shades of red, orange and yellow and are falling off the trees. It's time for Thanksgiving in the U.S.
Commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance 2014
Today, we remember:
Brittany Stergis, shot dead in her car in Cleveland, OH, on December 5, 2013.
Kanday Hall, murdered and found in a field, in Baltimore, MD, on June 3, 2014.
The Torah In Haiku: Toldot
As she feels her unborn sons fighting in her womb, Rebekah wonders, "If this is so, why do I exist?"