To My Son On His Bar Mitzvah
The Bar Mitzvah isn’t the end, but the beginning.
August 15, 2022
August 15, 2022
The Road To Freedom Isn’t An Easy One
I dedicate these words to our neighbor George Floyd (z”l), may his memory be for a revolution. A new Pharaoh rose up over Egypt who knew not Joseph. Now, when […]
August 15, 2022
An Understanding of Gender in the Torah from Binary to Merism
How can I curse what God has blessed? That is what Balaam, the go to prophet-for-hire in the 13th century BCE says to the King of Moab. We read these […]
August 15, 2022
When School And Work Collide With The Holidays
I have been in school basically my whole life, first as a student, then as a teacher, now as a professor. Every year (except for when I taught at a […]
August 15, 2022
From Rare Disease Despair To Differencemakers
About six years ago, before the horribleness that no parent should have to go through, Ron Garber and June Garber Cheng were welcoming their first child into the world and […]
August 15, 2022
Grumpy, Dopey, Sneezy, Sleepy: A Hannukah Guide To Marketing Stuff For Jews
What do Snow White’s dwarfs have to do with Hannukah? About as much as garden gnomes have to do with the technically insignificant but widely celebrated Festival of Lights. Which […]
August 15, 2022
Daily Dreidel: A Hanukkah Activity For Couples
Hanukkah approaches. In this busy season, it’s easy to neglect your relationship as you get swept up in cooking, making the holiday special, and shuttling kids back and forth. If […]
August 15, 2022
How To Make An Interfaith Marriage Work
All partners grapple with differences, but differences in religion can feel particularly tough. If you and your partner differ religiously, either in observance or in faith tradition altogether, you might […]
August 15, 2022
Missouri Jewish Leaders Create Summer Sleepaway Camp For LGBTQ+ Youngsters
This article originally ran in the St. Louis Jewish Light and is used with permission. When Andy Brown and Dan Grabel founded Camp Manitowa in 2010, with two locations in […]
August 15, 2022
Parenting By Parsha: Tzav
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Passover is upon us. The weeklong festival of springtime, replete with family quality time (and sometimes drama), seder meals that last long into […]