At the Forefront of Social Change

A look at NCJW, the longest standing Jewish women’s volunteer organization in America, in the last of three guest posts for Women’s History Month on TC Jewfolk.

Spacefood and Matzah?

Pesach is a time for restricting our actions in order to further the goals of the soul. We want to soar into outer space (metaphysically speaking), so we strap ourselves into the spaceship, and restrict ourselves considerably, in order to get there.

An Interfaith Seder

What could be “interfaith” about a Seder? Aren’t Seders about gefilte fish and chicken soup, childhood memories of warm Jewish family gatherings, and a few Yiddish jokes thrown in?

Descent Into the Ice Cream Tub

That is the story of the Jewish People. They lost all ability to battle their baser desires. They fell from their “spiritual mountain,” into the chasm of sin. The lesson for ourselves is to take care of our level of happiness.