I was born to Jewish parents, and that makes me a Jew by anyone's standards, Reform or Orthodox. That means I will always be a minority, an outsider, and anxious about G0d.
Is it wrong to angle for an edge while visibly Jewish? The Accidental Talmudist and his wife recall an uncomfortable encounter at a nightclub.
It seems that all around us, spiritual heroes are falling. What do we do when this happens? Eric Kaplan explores.
I wish people would raise their children as if they were miracles. Superheroes. Creators. Because those kids. . .they’d revere the power of the pen.
We can live life with the focus on the inevitability of death... or we can live life with hope.
I had met my personal Michael Jordan. And then, suddenly, he was just human.
The days of black and white definitions are gone. We are colorful, dynamic and full of texture -- and our connection to Gd defies all bins.
I'm in Cambodia, and I just found out that part of my house burned down. My parents are okay, but everything is gone. And yet... nothing's changed.
After the attacks in France, it might feel better to hide and close our eyes until it all goes away. But it won't go away until we open them and fight.
Spending Shabbat in a 7-family settlement atop a hill in Samaria.
