Female Fighters Prevalent in the Hanukkah Story
Men feature heavily in the story of Hanukkah as it is usually recounted. Both in winning the war against Antiochus and the enormous Syrian/Greek empire, and in the miracle of […]
December 11, 2025
December 2, 2025
Finding Life in a Jewish Cemetery
It’s difficult to envision something that is not there. Perhaps there is a plaque, or a wall, or maybe a dilapidated building that stands to represent what once was. You […]
October 28, 2025
There is a Season
One lovely evening last summer, my family was outside after dinner, playing soccer in the yard. It was hot, the game was loud and rambunctious, and I was rapidly getting […]
October 14, 2025
Who is Wise?
Over my lifetime, I’ve had the opportunity to observe many people care for children: teachers, parents, grandparents, trusted adults, friends, aunts and uncles. I’ve seen people treat and care for […]
October 13, 2025
Lulav Lessons
Two years after the worst massacre against the Jewish people since the Shoah, two years since our brothers and sisters were taken hostage, two years into the longest war Israel […]
October 7, 2025
Adi’s Story
Early in the summer, our age group at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin — Eidah — gathered in our very own Moadon Nivonim. Surrounded by all my friends, we sat together […]
September 30, 2025
I Sat Alone in Shul Today
I sat alone in shul today. It wasn’t how I had planned it to be – not in the short-term, nor in the long term. This wasn’t the first time […]
September 26, 2025
Teshuva in Small, Simple Steps
Remember on Dec. 31 when you sat down and wrote all those New Year Resolutions like, ‘I shall lose 15 lbs. by the end of January?’ And what happened? Probably […]
September 23, 2025
Celebrate Good Times
My birthday is in the early summer. When I was in preschool, which operated on a Labor Day to Memorial Day schedule, they celebrated my half birthday, since school wouldn’t […]
September 19, 2025
The Connection of Rosh Hashanah to Channah, the Mother of the Prophet Samuel
From my home in Ramot, Jerusalem, I can see the tomb of Samuel the Prophet, one of the greatest prophets in Israel’s history. Living so close, I feel a kind […]