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Robert Lichtman

Sep 17, 2026, 4:40 AM

I Can Be Swayed

These are the Days of Awe, yes. But deep within our Machzor are moments when joy and optimism break through our anxieties. I feel fortunate to be in a minyan that recognizes those moments and celebrates them as each...

Sep 16, 2026, 11:11 PM

Who gets to live in the Promised Land?

The taxi on the way to college drop-off.

This summer, I had a new experience: Dropping my son off at college. For some of you, this may be a familiar story, maybe even your own story this year. For my wife and me, it was a big...

Shayna Goldberg

Sep 10, 2026, 10:13 PM

‘Do you think Hezbollah has a parents’ visiting day?’

Parents day at the Nachal training base. (courtesy)

“Do you think Hezbollah has a parents’ visiting day?” My husband’s response to the invitation was only half a joke. A month ago, we sent our second son off to the army. There is something particularly difficult about sending a child like...

Sep 6, 2026, 9:40 AM

My grandparents at their wedding - June 20,1946

“Why didn’t grandma give me the “heirloom” that she spoke about?” asked my son, Yoav. “It’s a long story”, I answered. My son, Yoav married his bashert, Danielle on June 7, 2026. My mother, her husband and my uncle (my mother’s brother)...

Sep 3, 2026, 7:54 PM

When Pioneering Gets Personal

For the past few weeks, I have found it difficult not to notice the names of the weekly Torah readings. Ki Tetze. Ki Tavo. Nitzavim. Vayelech. Literally translated as When you go out. When you come in. Standing. And going. For someone...

Rachel Sharansky Danziger

Aug 28, 2026, 3:14 PM

Dolly’s riches and my new-baby haze are improving Israel’s election season

The 'Coat of Many Colors' on display at Dolly Parton's Chasing Rainbows museum at Dollywood. The coat on display is a reproduction, made by Parton's mother, Avie Lee, of the original. (Wikipedia)

When I can give all of my attention to Israeli politicking, I'm at risk of missing the important stuff, buried amid the barrages of ugly accusations.

Jonathan Muskat

Aug 26, 2026, 9:35 PM

The School Year Begins. So Does Our Teshuva

My youngest son is now studying at Yeshivat Hakotel in Israel for his gap year. A few weeks ago, while we were driving to pick up some last-minute things, he turned to me and said: “I wish I had learned...

Aug 23, 2026, 2:33 PM

Shaving my son’s hair

When he was little, he cried in protest while I cut his hair. This time, he asked for another round with the electric razor – and the tears were mine

Aug 21, 2026, 8:34 AM

Shalom Brothers: When a Son Stops Being an Extension of His Father (Ki Tetzei)

Family life is messy at worst and meaningful at best. Parent-child relationships are not as easy to navigate as one might think. Just because parent and child might share a genetics or an emotional bond, that does not mean...

Stacey Zolt Hara

Aug 20, 2026, 8:38 PM

My kids’ yearbooks are a time capsule of antisemitism in progressive America

Two time capsules of the growing antisemitic stain on progressive communities sit on the bookshelves of my Jewish home in Berkeley, California, where I send my children to public school. The most recent is Berkeley High School's 2026 yearbook. On...

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