Why Do I Worry My Daughter Won’t Fit In?
We wonder how the community will react to our Jewish-American-Mexican-Catholic daughter.
9 Tips To Make Summer Homecoming Easier
How to make the re-entry from camp to home less awful for everyone.
Why These 5 Myths about Interfaith Families are Limiting Our Community
Some insist that marriage between two Jews remains the normative communal practice.
Fatherhood On The Fringes Of Judaism
I feel this internal obligation to bring Judaism’s affecting force into my son’s life.
What Does My Jewish Community Say About Women?
Maybe next year I can reach over to the men’s section and touch the Torah.
Addiction 101, Or: How Post-Its Saved My Life
My name is Hal. And I’m an addict.
A Letter to My Children On Election Day
We Jews know from our history the consequences of not having a vote.
What Are We Wearing?
My sister, Chaya, is kind, generous, fun and very into aesthetics. A favorite memory of ours was when my parents were commissioning the writing of a Torah scroll. My mom […]
Matzah Vs. Jellybeans
I grew up in a traditional conservative Jewish home. Both my parents are Jewish. I was raised Jewish. I observed all the Jewish holidays, went to Sunday School and Hebrew […]
An Open Letter to My Mom
To Mom It May Concern, Well, well, well. Another year has gone by, and again, I find myself incredibly irritated. I write this letter to convey my complete and utter […]