Welcome to Miriam’s House: Not Your Children’s Judaism
I am about to become an empty nester. Years ago, when the kids first started going to camp, my husband and I used to call ourselves “ENITs,” Empty Nesters in Training.
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The Secret Shabbat Blessing: Why Parents Should Bless Their Children
When I was an assistant rabbi at Temple Emanu-El in Westfield, N.J., I celebrated with the early childhood program at their weekly Shabbat party.
Galilee Diary: Where the Buffalo Roam
He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters. (Psalms 23:2)
In Poland, a Renewal of Memory - from Belzec to Rychwal
Two very different events I attended, hundreds of miles apart, demonstrated the wide range of ways in which the memory of Jews and the Holocaust are commemorated in Poland.
Two Jews, Three Opinions, One Heart
July 2, 2014. Tel Aviv. Summer is so often about our kids—but this summer, we have all had a stark and tragic reminder of how fragile life is and how often our children are put in harm’s way by actions with which they have nothing to do.
Honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act
On this milestone 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Reform Jewish community joins advocates nationwide in paying tribute to a generation of activists whose struggles more than five decades ago changed our nation for the better.
Fifty Years Later: Reflections from a Selma Marcher
My first active involvement in the civil rights movement was on March 25, 1965: the final day of the five-day march from Selma to Montgomery, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Finding My Chosen Family
I pulled up to the right home, parked the car, unbuckled my 1-year old son from his car seat and walked across the front yard. As I approached, I noticed a blonde woman with curly hair, a large green turtle swimming pool, and a toddler.
Why I Marched, as a Rabbi, at the World Pride Parade
I mentioned to someone a few weeks ago that I would be marching at the World Pride Parade taking place at the end of June in my hometown of Toronto.