Is it possible to drop a romanticized, cultural identity?
A discussion with the creator of the Misaviv Hebrew Circle Calendar.
I stomped around my apartment for quite awhile recently, saying the bad “f” swear word out loud
Dreaming for a world turned upside down.
When did life get so full? I feel like every aspect of my life is full of God, how do I talk about that?
Sometimes - a lot of times - I take myself waaaaaay to seriously. Here's a tiny peek at how I'm working to change that.
My clothing does not define my relationship with God.
I made sure to be home by eight p.m for the funeral. I felt compelled; it was the “right thing to do.” But it was something more, I couldn’t explain. For Manny Mittleman’s funeral, I needed to bear witness. On this occasion, I needed to be home, just for a moment, if only through a screen. These were, underneath it all, “my” people; this was my community still. Beyond knowing what exactly that meant to me, I knew it was true.
A call to action, to my fellow educators.
What kind of Jewish education, and for whom, is more vital? More nuanced? More indicative of a thriving Jewish future?