Parenting By Parsha: Shemini
Shemini, or ‘eighth,’ is not a portion about Crazy Eights. It does start by telling us what should happen on the eighth day (unusual for the Bible, wherein so many […]
The Pandemic Tunnel
My prayer is that we see all the lights along the way.
How SVARA Is Making Talmudic Learning Accessible
My first solo outing as a new mom was to a gathering of queer Jews studying Talmud in a heimisch, if simple, room in Brooklyn. It was September 2019, back […]
Adding to the Tinderbox
An Open Letter to WCCO
In The Twinkling of an Eye: Five Features Of The Upcoming Pandemic Transitions
Prelude We will soon be going through a transition. Some prefer to call it the movement towards a “new” normal. In our volume L’Dor V’Dor in the Digital Age, we call it […]
Parenting By Parsha: Vayikra
Wait ‘til you get to Vayikra,” my dad laughed, when I told him that I was starting a column called Parenting by Parsha. My mom laughed along with him. “Exodus […]
The Road To Freedom Isn’t An Easy One
I dedicate these words to our neighbor George Floyd (z”l), may his memory be for a revolution. A new Pharaoh rose up over Egypt who knew not Joseph. Now, when […]
Another Passover Without Guests
It feels so disingenuous to begin telling the story of Passover for the second year in a row with the words “kol dichfin yesei veyochal:” All who are hungry should […]
Parenting By Parsha: Vayakhel
A few days ago it was my wife’s birthday and, just like any other special event we celebrated over the past year or so, we had a Zoom birthday party. […]
Beyond February: Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Is Not Over Yet
Hundreds of Jewish organizations and communities in the U.S., Canada, Israel, and around the world have wholeheartedly embraced JDAIM. JDAIM began in 2009 in Minneapolis and three other communities to […]