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Oct 22, 2021, 12:40 AM

I thought I was making challah, but challah made me

It was the start of the pandemic, and sourdough starters were in full force. I decided to make challah more regularly instead. Today, being Jewish informs how I live my life everyday, and making challah is no exception. Braiding my...

Sep 14, 2021, 8:41 AM

I don’t just want to live, I want to thrive!

It's not over, we are still in the unknown....wandering the metaphorical desert of our current lives and seeking refuge and comfort in what we can control. The world is forever changed and we have changed with it. Social unrest,...

Jun 1, 2021, 6:25 PM

Inside our Jewish homes is the real untold crisis

Because of Algorithms...…many social media platforms but particularly Tik Tok think I'm a Jew-hater. Sinking into a downward spiral of binge-watching 60-second videos of Jewish hate trends, young people doing dances with knives and cutting up an Israeli flag...

Apr 13, 2021, 7:31 AM

Israel will always be my home!

I left Israel before I turned four, but I remember that El Al Jetliner like it was yesterday. To my toddler eyes it was a spaceship, blue and white with the magnificent Israeli flag on the tail waiting to...

Mar 23, 2021, 5:53 PM

Is it freedom from your seeking? Or freedom to?

I've heard many of my elders say that act one of their lives and act two were not a walk in the park. Lots of struggle, perhaps some trauma, but act three is shaping up to be the best...

Mar 21, 2021, 9:07 AM

We only knew the first line of ‘Ma Nishtana’

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Most Jews I know did not have the privilege of attending Hebrew Day School. We went to public school and sang Christmas carols in the holiday assembly with one obligatory Hanukkah tune. Kids like us didn't go to school...

Mar 17, 2021, 11:06 PM

It’s been a year of Pesach prep!

In the beginning of it all, we as the world were in it together! We stayed home, we brought out the board games, we binged watched on Netflix. We ordered alcohol and chocolate and maybe even enjoyed a bit...

Mar 15, 2021, 4:03 PM

Are we scared of our greatness?

We all come to that point in our lives one day when you we think, what's so special about me? What great contribution am I going to make in my lifetime? I'm not sure if it's a lack of...

Mar 12, 2021, 9:13 AM

There is more that unites us, than divides us!

It starts young, I saw it in my children when they would choose toys to play with. One would pick out their favorite action figure, the other would pick a dinosaur. They would begin to play...nicely of course...and then...

Mar 2, 2021, 6:38 PM

My Jewish upbringing has conditioned me for hope!

It has been a whole year of lost connection. It has also been a whole year of way too much connection. I am talking about the kind of connection that is known only too well by parents. There was...

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