It's Elul: 6 Ways to Get Ready for the High Holidays
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 Conversation with Best-Selling Jewish Author Anita Diamant
Reform Jewish author Anita Diamant’s latest best-selling novel The Boston Girl is now out in paperback.
Reimagining Simchat Torah so Our Rejoicing Lasts All Year
The truth is Simchat Torah is not my favorite holiday.
There. I said it.
South Carolina, Climate Change, and Floods of Biblical Proportions
The recent flooding in South Carolina has been referred to as a "biblical flooding," the sixth one-in-1,000-years-chance-of-happening flood that has happened in the p
October 24: Food Justice on Food Day
Food Day 2015 is coming up on October 24. Food Day is a day to celebrate and enjoy locally grown, healthy, fresh food and to push for improved food policies.