How SVARA Is Making Talmudic Learning Accessible
My first solo outing as a new mom was to a gathering of queer Jews studying Talmud in a heimisch, if simple, room in Brooklyn. It was September 2019, back […]
April 1, 2021
March 30, 2021
New Site Takes Deep-Dive Into Important Jewish Issue
Nowadays, the easiest ways to read up on ideas circulating in the Jewish zeitgeist are to skim tweets; skim catchy headlines on op-eds; or occasionally skim the op-eds themselves. But […]
February 3, 2021
They Say ‘The Jews Didn’t Fight.’ Here’s The Real Story.
Last week was International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Established by the U.N. for January 27, on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by the Soviet army. And as every year, […]
January 7, 2021
Rep. Phillips: Capitol Siege ‘Most Horrifying Moments Of My Life’
Twenty-four hours after a group of terrorists, encouraged by President Donald Trump to go to the U.S. Capitol, took over the building and sent congress into lockdown, Minnesota’s Third-District Congressman […]
January 6, 2021
JCRC Condemns Insurrection in Washington, D.C.
Steve Hunegs, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), issued the following statement: “For American democracy — its wellspring, its tree of life—is […]
December 15, 2020
A New Delhi Hanukkah Miracle
I’m standing in a vaguely dirty room, by the take-a-book-leave-a-book shelves. The smell of dust, sweat, and fried dough tickle my nostrils. The room, which is sort of lit by […]
June 25, 2020
Black Lives Matter Not Just For Americans
The Jews stranded in Ethiopia have been promised authorization to make Aliyah for decades.
June 16, 2020
Virtual Ingenuity: How the 248 Global Summit Brought Us Together
Hi from my couch (Poland) – Magda Rubenfeld!” “Hello from St Petersburg, Russia – Nadia Bezuevskaia!” “Rehovot is here:) – Pola Barkan!” “Hello from Majorca Island, SPAIN – Dani Rotstein!” […]
June 5, 2020
Where Was the “Peace” 400 Years Ago?
(Editor’s note: This piece contains strong language) My father is the most peaceful man I know. A few years ago, he came home from the watch store, and told us […]
May 14, 2020
Running With An Idea
Five weeks into our quarantine and I feel that my family has been doing what everyone else is doing. We adopted a new kitten, started an herb garden, and tried […]