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Grief is Not a Learning Opportunity
By Ariana Katz
February 27, 2017
Carl Jung explains a concept called synchronicity, which means that events can be “meaningful coincidences” if they are not causally related but seem to have a particular connection.
Whole Community Inclusion
By Mikey Hess Webber
February 21, 2017
What I have found most useful is that the word “special needs” is truly expansive. Everyday and everywhere, people face challenges, overcome obstacles, and can benefit from special accommodations.
Two Fathers Grieving
By Alden Solovy
February 6, 2017
You are not broken. Neither am I.
Queer Families
By Ariana Katz
January 25, 2017
Building queer family is an act of resistance.
Thief with a Key: On Dementia
By Ariel Neshama Lee
January 17, 2017
The thief does not need a key. The thief does not show up on cameras because it is already inside of her. 
In Search of a Prayer for the New President
By Alden Solovy
January 10, 2017
Perhaps no single line from Jewish literature sums up the Jewish attitude about prayer and politics than the berakhah in Fiddler on the Roof: “May God bless and keep the Czar … far away from us.”
Why I Don't Set New Year's Resolutions
By Maya Northen
January 5, 2017
Let’s just put it this way: January 17th is National Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day. 
Reimagining Jewish Art: An Interview with Hillel Smith
Ritualwell
December 5, 2016
Deadlines and experimentation keep me going.
Grief is Not a Learning Opportunity
By Ariana Katz
November 22, 2016
When I have been in moments of grief and someone tells me, “You will learn so much from this,” I want to scream.
Girl in Trouble: An Interview with Alicia Jo Rabins
Ritualwell
November 14, 2016
Inspiration has never been a big part of my process. I much prefer deadlines.

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