In Israel, Parallels Between 1991 and 2025
Thursday, January 17, 1991 Middle of the night – loud banging on our front door and shouting in the street: “This is the Civil Guard. The war has begun, get […]
June 19, 2025
May 28, 2025
It’s Not Too Late: Jewish Community for the Grown-Ups Who Missed Camp
In the first few minutes of Dan Senor’s recent podcast episode, “The State of World Jewry,” he and his guests tap into something deep and quietly urgent. The episode isn’t […]
May 15, 2025
The Omer: What Are We Counting? And Why?
Why do we count the Omer? Ask 3 people and you might well get 3 answers. We are counting the days between Pesach and Shavuot, the time we left the […]
May 8, 2025
Another Devastating Step In the “Year of Firsts”
When a parent passes, one of the hardest parts – at least for me – is the “year of firsts” – the first holiday without them, birthdays, Mother’s or Father’s […]
May 7, 2025
One of Those Days…
The last month or so has been a more difficult time for me. Between a heavy workload at my daytime job, several things to accomplish in a short time frame […]
April 25, 2025
The Heavy, Sacred Burden of Legacy
At various points throughout the year, I find myself quietly asking: What does my Judaism mean to me? What is the true depth of my connection to it? These questions […]
April 23, 2025
‘October 8’ & My Growing, Interfaith Relationship With My Mother-In-Law
Early in our relationship, I proclaimed, “I need to raise my kids Jewish.” My now husband said yes. Neither of us knew what that’d look like, but we were ready […]
April 22, 2025
A Holiday for Strays: An Insider’s Look at TC Jewfolk’s Holiday Matching Program
A friend who has been to two of my Seders says mine is the table for strays. I guess they’re right. And I like it that way. I’m a bit […]
April 16, 2025
The Resourceful, Righteous Women Who Helped The Jews From Egypt
At this time of year most women feel as though they are the slaves that came out of Egypt with the never ending Pesach cleaning, cooking and family catering. We […]
March 26, 2025
Honesty As A Policy
Before I had kids, I was the perfect parent. What I mean is that I certainly had an idea of how I wanted to do this job, and I was […]