I never saw any bright, shining lights in the relationships I was surrounded by growing up. But I've read about bashert, the Jewish ideal of finding the person you were meant to marry. It seemed like an interesting idea.
If I value Chasidic teachings and modes of thought, is that enough to call myself "Chasidic"? And aren't labels the worst?
There is no magic bullet for making Jewish education universally available and affordable, but prioritizing it for our kids and ourselves is vital for our tradition.
We come back to the same place in time year after year, but are we the same?
On "doing me" and letting "you do you," when it's just not that simple.
When I first met the patient I will call "Jacob", he approached me claiming a need for grief counseling. After the second session, it became apparent that there was more to explore than he had led on.
It was the last chicken in Brooklyn. Well, the last one that was still clucking.
In 2010, two extremely different Jewish-content films competed for Best Picture at the Academy Awards: Inglourious Basterds and A Serious Man.
My brother and I explored our ancestry through a DNA test. The results surprised, intrigued, and inspired me.