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 30, 2025
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 […]
June 19, 2025
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 […]
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 […]