Baseball's Got a New Jewish Manager
Baseball’s history is filled with Jewish players of all stripes. There’s the sublime: Al Rosen’s 1953 season with the Cleveland Indians was “the greatest of all-time by a third baseman,” according to baseball writer Bill James.
Galilee Diary: Tiptoeing Toward Equality
Hillel says: Do not separate yourself from the community…
It’s Not Easy Being a Crime Novelist in Israel
“You and I, we need to have a little talk about sex,” my editor said in a deep voice.
President Obama's Visit to a Reform Synagogue in Dallas
On November 6, President Obama spoke on health care reform and the Affordable Care Act at Reform Temple Emanu-El of Dallas, highlighting the important work done by Dallas area interfaith and faith-based organizations on health insurance education and enrollment.
Real Men Can Dunk (in the Mikveh)
Even though my wife has visited the mikveh (Jewish ritual bath) and my daughter is the executive director of Mayyim Hayyim, a community mikveh in Massachusetts, it never occurred to me that I would go to a
Celebrating Thanksgivukkah with an Interfaith Family
Thanksgivukkah, the amazing confluence of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving, is all the rage this year.
A Brief History of Hanukkah
The Hebrew word hanukkah means "dedication," and refers to the rededication of the second temple to the service of God during the successful revolt of the Maccabees against the Seleucid rulers of Syria in the second century BCE.
Pluralism in the Israel Defense Forces
The Israeli Defense Forces is one of the primary places in Israeli society where men and women from a plethora of backgrounds come together and partake in a cultural exchange.
My History with the Family of Lee Harvey Oswald's Jewish Killer
We were sharing a pastrami sandwich and pickles at the Los Angeles landmark Canter’s Deli. I was 24. She was nearly 50 years older, with a piercing voice as loud as her flaming red wig.
Learning from Dinah
As a woman who looks to the Torah for guidance and for lessons, I very often struggle with the portrayal of women in our Biblical texts.