If you’re ever attended a lavish banquet, especially in a culture other than your own, you’ve probably been offered an unfamiliar delicacy. Now imagine that the delicacy offered to you is actually pig skins. And since you’re Jewish, you don’t…
Can women wrap tefillin? Well, it depends on who you ask. And, apparently, how short your hair is and whether you are wearing pants. Jewschool has a sneak preview of a not-yet-released short film that tackled the topic. Students from…
I’m familiar with your story This gratitude you cultivate helps ground you And yet, do you really deserve to ask for more? The answer to this question will give you the balance you seek Sometimes you need a reminder that…
You all know what I’m talking about. As much as Jews are working to combat Antisemitism, so do Jews love to refer to anyone who is rude to them or disagrees with them as an Antisemite. And now, as it…
What does it feel like To be a Jew in America Hearing the news of the Israeli army’s assaults on Gaza Like a cancer, one part of my body attacking another The cells do not listen to my cries: You’ve…
I know what you’re thinking – you want to refer to the 4 worlds in your Tu Bishvat seder but they’re confusing and…oh, if there were only a song that allowed you to sing through the four worlds (like we…
At 6:15am on Rosh Hodesh Adar Aleph, I stood at a bus stop on Derech Hevron by Tzomet Habankim. I watched Israelis get on and off the green public buses and waited until a blue and white mini bus pulled…
Eight more states – DE, HI, MD, MA, NH, NY, RI, WI – have primary elections this week. (Hawaii’s is on Yom Kippur – DOHT!) Have you fallen into the trap of praying for peace and prosperity but haven’t checked…
Tevel B’tzedek is on the ground supporting communities and even running a school in the Petitionville refugee camp. Below are some selections from recent blog posts from our friends over at Repair the World: There are thousands of children in…
Thanks to all the folks who came out last Wednesday for the NYC premiere of Srugim. We had a blast watching it in a big group and then meeting up for drinks afterward. Mazal tov to everyone who entered the…