A couple of interesting Kickstarter projects of Jewish interest. Makings – Songs from Tillie Olsen’s Journals is a musical project created by the grandson of the
Yesterday, I sat surrounded by tutu-sporting 8-year-olds in the basement bomb shelter of a Tel Aviv community center. There is nothing more tragic to watch
(Erika Davis‘s thoughtful and sobering video about tikkun olam, Hurricane Sandy, and whether Jews are just a lot of talk.) Also: The National Council on
(source) This is a guest post by an LGBTQ Jewish student about Chulent, the informal weekly gathering in New York City for Orthodox Jews looking to
I recall chatting with one of my favorite singer-songwriters, composer, musician and poet Alicia Jo Rabins in a Mexican joint in Chicago after a Golem
President Obama won his reelection. And while American Jews supported him just as much as in 2008, there is one Jew who very publicly backed
Cross-posted. This was originally posted on the InterfaithFamily Network Blog. Last week, the Rabbinical Assembly (the rabbis’ guild for the Conservative movement), sent out a
One of my best friends went dark when Hurricane Sandy crashed into the States. I kept her Twitter and Facebook open, vainly hoping for an