What Happens When My Guests Don’t Eat Rosh Hashanah Staples?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, I am having a number of people over for […]
September 14, 2023
September 8, 2023
Quiet Your Soul
Part One of a Three-Part Series on Shabbat The celebrated author, Aldous Huxley, published The Perennial Philosophy in 1945. He called his era, “the age of noise,” and railed against […]
September 5, 2023
Like a Jew Among Jews: A Jewish Media Fellowship Reflection
This piece originally ran on New Voices. TC Jewfolk is part of the New Voices Jewish Media Fellowship program. Subscribe to the New Voices newsletter. It’s not always been obvious to […]
August 18, 2023
Elul, My Favorite Month
I know, I know. The month of Elul should inspire awe and fear. I have heard stories of people in previous generations who would tremble when Rosh Chodesh Elul (the […]
August 11, 2023
Being Present to Others: My Time in the Courtroom & Community in Pittsburgh
I took a deep breath, made the call, said ‘yes’ and plunged in. I have experience, I have degrees and a board certification to back me up, yet even with […]
May 26, 2023
To Covet or Not To Covet
A FEW DAYS BEFORE Shavuot some years back, I got an intriguing invitation from Rabbi Zalman at Chabad, who was putting together a Tikkun Leil (special evening service) for the […]
March 15, 2023
Father & Son Rabbi Duo Speaking At Beth Jacob Sunday
Rabbi Ethan Tucker followed in his father’s footsteps in becoming a rabbi, but until this weekend, teaching together had been a rarity. Rabbis Ethan and Gordon Tucker are the lecturers […]
February 17, 2023
Jewish Song of the Week: ‘Adonai S’fatai’ by Charlie Kramer
February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, which immediately made me think of my buddy Charlie Kramer. Charlie is a super-talented Jewish singer-songwriter who has shared his experience with […]
November 8, 2022
A Prayer For Voting
Shared by Beth El Synagogue’s Kesher daily email. This prayer is not a prayer about winning or getting other people on your side. It’s a prayer that we learn to […]
September 21, 2022
New Faces In Town To Help Lead High Holiday Services
With synagogues hiring new clergy to start on or around July 1, every year brings cantors and rabbis a challenge: Moving to a new city and a new congregation, not […]