The Frozen Chosen
The Alaskan Jewish community demonstrates that no matter how challenging the environment or how small the population, a thriving Jewish community can always be built and endure.
The Alienation of Being the Only Fat Person in a Skinny...
His joke brought me back to every moment when my personhood was placed after my weight, with others assuming that my personality simply couldn’t exist because I wasn’t skinny.
Mishkan T’Filah for Children
When I said the “Sh’ma,” a declaration of monotheism and peoplehood, I recalled learning the words at age six. I saw Kfir’s face, and I prayed that he, too, would one day grow old enough to say “Sh’ma Yisrael.”
Gratitude and Challah Bread
We focus on the indulgences of the love and history we taste with each mouthful, remembering the interweaving of the past and present.
A Community Against Hate
Just two days after the attack, a “Rally Against Hate” was held at the temple, gathering members of different faiths and backgrounds to stand up against acts of bias and intolerance.
That’s Not Hummus
For my father, hummus is not just a dip that you order at a restaurant to try something “ethnic.” It is a taste of home.
Creating Living Rooms Worth Living In
Perhaps I am the resident problem, but I am a problem on my own terms: I refuse to become an innocuous killjoy
