I've been greeting the mailman as if he were Brad Pitt these days. I practically attack him, and by now he knows why.
Strangers in a Strange Land: Jews and Immigration Reform
Thousands of years ago, the Jewish people were expelled from the land of Israel into the Diaspora. They remained there until 1948, when the Jewish people finally achieved the dream of a homeland when the State of Israel was born.
A Prayer for the IDF in Operation Protective Edge
Here’s a new prayer for safety of IDF soldiers during Operation Protective Edge. It’s based on a prayer called "For the IDF: Operation Pillar of Defense," which I wrote nearly two years ago for that conflict.
The Torah is Not History, It’s a Memory Garden
The great Spanish essayist and philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset theorized the practice of reading through the metaphor of a garden and a window.
The Moral Imperative of Non-Discrimination
Amidst the suffering and conflict occurring in too many parts of the world, the White House delivered good news and something to celebrate this week.
Galilee Diary: What I Did This Summer
All Israel are responsible for [the sins of] each other.
– Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin 27b
Finding Unity in a Jerusalem Bomb Shelter
When the siren sounded, the Rolling Stones' tortured 1969 track "Gimme Shelter" popped into my head, oddly enough.
Your Roar, Our Story
"It's not the roar that makes the lion, it's the pride." This is the conclusion at which musician Benjamin Scheuer arrives after taking us on his coming-of-age journey.
NFTY Alumni Profile: Marilyn Suzanne Miller
WUPJ Statement on the Arrest of Six Suspects in Connection with Murder of Palestinian Teen
Six suspects, members of a Jewish extremist cell accord