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The Struggle to Build a Loving, Accepting, and Ethical Israel
A classmate recently snapped a photo of a billboard promoting Israel’s right-wing Yachad party that read: “So there won’t be a child with a father and a father!”
Drunk on Purim: What Are We Teaching Our Kids?
Purim festivities don't square with what I know about the harmful side of alcohol: It destroys people’s lives. What message are we sending our children?
"Make a Change": A Jewish Teen Leader's Challenge
"Connection doesn’t have to be this huge thing. It can be small things, too, that make just as big of an impact."
How a Book of Holocaust Photography Helped Me See What Cannot Be Seen
Beyond the Shadows is Glickman Lauder’s stance against injustice. Perhaps her work will inspire you to take a stand against injustice, too.
The Impact that Learning about Governance Can Have on Your Congregation
In preparation for the launch of a new course, we reflected on the feedback from past participants about which course concepts impacted participants most.
What Jewish Lessons Can We Learn from Michelle Obama’s Book?
Here are a few takeaways from Mrs. Obama’s book that coincide with Jewish values.
Everybody’s Neighbor: What a Trip to Guatemala Taught Me
It’s time we stop treating refugees like criminals and come to love our neighbors – in Guatemala and beyond – as ourselves.
Kids, Costumes, and the Boundlessness of the Imagination - at Purim and Beyond
The possibilities are only limited by imagination, and children’s imaginations are not limited.
Why Shtisel Should be Your Next Binge-Watch
I escaped a winter blast outside to watch a few episodes of the Israeli television series, Shtisel, now available on Netflix.
My Chance Encounter with a Woman Who Later Made Jewish History
Recently, as I’ve done for 32 years, I stopped to think about Marilyn Klinghoffer. Although she was briefly a household name, I remember her because she changed my life.