Religious Pluralism in Israel: Small Steps on a Long Journey
In the spring of 2014, while studying in Haifa, I traveled down to Jerusalem to meet up with my mother and other members of our congregation who were visiting Israel.
Rereading our Book: Simchat Torah and Education
On Monday, at the conclusion of Sukkot, Jews around the world celebrated Simchat Torah.
An Historic Opportunity for Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform
In a political climate marked by partisanship, it is too seldom that we see a willingness for elected officials to reach across the aisle on major national issues.
What Stories Do Your Ritual Garments Tell?
Whether we know them or not, everything we wear tells three stories.
How I Sent Warren Buffett Off to Israel
How an Immersive Hebrew Class Turned Its Students Into Global Citizens
As I entered the third grade in secular school, I simultaneously enrolled in Hebrew school at Congregation Shalom, a Reform Jewish synagogue in Milwaukee, WI.
Why We Should Thank Eve for Our Lives of Meaning
It was with some trepidation that I arrived at the regional Lutheran Pastors’ convention in the quaint German town of Preetz. I had been invited by Pastor Anke Wolff-Steger to keynote the convention with a sermon on the Garden of Eden.
Meet Jewish Soul Singer Neshama Carlebach
Singer-songwriter Neshama Carlebach has sold more than a million records.
A Path Home for Descendants of Spanish Jews
Judah and Israel, know how bitter I am;
as I tremble, for my sins, shuddering and shaken.
For gone is my song, or any possible joy,
replaced by memories of Seville, now lost and forsaken.
Gone as well are the crown of Catalonia and Aragon;