BLOG | April 3, 2017
A New Haggadah Marking 50 Years of Occupation
The Seder Night is a call for change.
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BLOG | March 27, 2017
How to Design an Artistic Omer Counting Practice
The most important aspect of engaging in an expressive practice for the Omer counting period is to give yourself as much compassion (hesed) as possible.
BLOG | March 21, 2017
Freedom and Responsibility
The Jewish concept of freedom is not solely about escaping bondage. It’s not freedom “from,” it’s freedom “to.”
BLOG | March 13, 2017
When Jews and Muslims Pray Together
What could we do on our little campus to foster interfaith solidarity and to bring comfort to two minority religious communities whose members are likely sad and anxious about bomb threats at JCCs and reports of rising Islamophobia?
BLOG | February 27, 2017
Synchronicity/Beshert: Meant to Be
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.
BLOG | February 21, 2017
Whole Community Inclusion
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.
BLOG | February 6, 2017
The Paradox of Brokenness
You are not broken. Neither am I.
BLOG | January 25, 2017
Queer Families, Queer Mourning
Building queer family is an act of resistance.
BLOG | January 17, 2017
Thief with a Key: On Dementia
The thief does not need a key. The thief does not show up on cameras because it is already inside of her.
BLOG | January 10, 2017
In Search of a Prayer for the New President
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.”
