But Really, Why Honey?
We dip in honey to force ourselves to pause and we find the symbolic honey in our own life.
August 15, 2022
August 15, 2022
Can Jewish Culture Exist Without Religion?
If bagels, Hanukkah and movies on Christmas were enough for my childhood, then why isn’t it enough for my children?
August 15, 2022
The Token Jew of My Book Club
Desperate to find a book club where she belongs, TC Jewfolk writer, Nina Badzin, discovers that the chosen people are not her first choice.
August 15, 2022
Black Lives Matter Not Just For Americans
The Jews stranded in Ethiopia have been promised authorization to make Aliyah for decades.
August 15, 2022
An Unexpected Improvement to My Marriage
In honor of my fourteenth wedding anniversary (it’s tomorrow!), I’m going to tell you about an unexpected improvement to my marriage…
August 15, 2022
How We Spend Our Days Is How We Spend Our Lives
It’s the month of Adar, my friends, the month when Purim occurs. According to the Talmud, “When Adar enters, joy increases.” So are we supposed to simply hope that Adar will be our happiest time of the year because one particularly fun holiday falls during the month?
August 15, 2022
9 Tips To Make Summer Homecoming Easier
How to make the re-entry from camp to home less awful for everyone.
August 15, 2022
A Letter to My Children On Election Day
We Jews know from our history the consequences of not having a vote.
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 […]