I have this red notebook. I bought it when I was at Pardes during the summer of 2005. It’s red, and thick, and I never
cross-posted at Diverge (www.idiverge.wordpress.com) Before a lot of other things could happen to me, I needed to live on the first floor of a large
I am loathe to make Passover references at this point in the year, but this one is most applicable. Recently, someone referenced Reb Mimi Feigelson
Enjoyable: A social barometer group exercise. A reading list that includes Michael Walzer, April Rosenblum, Paul Kivel and Cornel West. A Jewish community with an
So the House has voted to defund Planned Parenthood, a source of free/low cost birth control, HIV, cancer screenings, and sex positive education. And now,
Leave the country. Become overwhelmed by the contents of Google Reader whenever you check it. Mark every article “as read.” When you return home, blame
(This is actually a misleading title, because I am not on the road anymore, and have not been since Friday morning, Israel time.) In the
On the side of the road in the Negev on the bus, watching our driver read the paper. Last night, Ehud Barack split from the
At 30,000 feet, I have a Will Shortz crossword puzzle and an inferiority complex (in addition to the one caused by the puzzle). I am
Every synagogue or congregation has them: the folks responsible for the membership database, email lists, IT services and so on. Unfortunately, very few of them