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 13, 2025
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 […]
September 9, 2025
Facing Antisemitism at Catholic School
(Editor’s note: For reasons of safety, the author’s name is being withheld) We were told to be quiet while we shuffled through the forest, ice cracking under our feet, no […]
August 28, 2025
From Jews in Minneapolis: This is Not About Us
Summer in Minnesota began with unspeakable violence: the murder of Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, the attempted assassination of Senator John Hoffman, his wife Yvette, and several other […]
July 29, 2025
Jewish Pride, Purpose In Tattoo Art
Recently, I was listening to an episode of a podcast “Being Jewish” with Jonah Platt with his guest for the week, Rabbi David Wolpe. The two had an intriguing back-and-forth […]
July 1, 2025
TLV Pride and the Rise of the Lion: My Israel 2025 Trip
I landed at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport late on Wednesday, June 10, 2025. I walked slowly down the ramp toward passport control, taking time to reflect on the […]