A Tribute to Debbie Friedman, Who Helped Me Understand and Love Judaism
Editor's Note: This piece was originally published on January 13, 2011, immedately following the death of beloved Jewish musician Debbie Friedman, z"l. How did Debbie Friedman's music impact your life?
Gun Violence Prevention: Looking Back and Looking Forward
“Don’t stop after beating the swords into ploughshares, don’t stop! Go on beating and make musical instruments out of them. Whoever wants to make war again will have to turn them into ploughshares first.” –Yehuda Amichai
A Post-High School Gap Year, Israeli-Style
It’s a common parental experience: You suggest something to your child and he or she brushes you off, barely letting you express your thought before answering with a “no.” That’s what happened when I suggested to my son Shaked, in the beginning of his senior year of high school here in
Converting to Judaism, Becoming Myself
Jewish Veganism: Is Vegan the New Kosher?
A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Minister Walk into a Performance Hall...
I've been ruminating on something that happened late last month.
Galilee Diary: Seeking Common Ground
About 15 minutes southwest of Shorashim is the Muslim and Christian Arab village of Ibillin, a medium-sized village whose claim to fame is that Mar Elias Academy is located there. Mar Elias is an elite Christian private school that draws students from Arab communities all over the Galilee.
Sing Us the Songs of Zion
Arik Einstein, who died last week at the age of 74, basically invented Israeli popular music.
Join Faiths Calling to Prevent Gun Violence
Jewish tradition teaches that “whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world” (Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:9).
In the Search for Love, Mending the Brokenness
“Do you want me to make you a sandwich?” I heard my boyfriend say calmly to his young son, as if there weren’t an adult woman hiding a foot away in his tiny Israeli bathroom.