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Sep 30, 2026, 12:24 AM

Sukkot and Belonging

“Who would you invite to your sukkah?” This is one of my favorite questions to ask when teaching about Sukkot. Based on the idea of ushpizin – the ethereal visitors we welcome during the holiday – it’s an opportunity to...

Sep 30, 2026, 12:21 AM

What Kind of Brotherhood Are We Offering Our Sons?

When I saw the story out of Wisconsin, I recognized the scene before I even finished reading it. Police responding to an anonymous tip at an Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house near the University of Wisconsin–Madison said they found roughly...

Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 AM

Are We Losing the Magic of Jewish Summer Camp?

a team of counselors welcoming Prager's daughter to camp

This summer, I joined the camper-care team at Camp Ramah in California. My role gave me a front-row seat to the people who make the magic of camp possible. I never attended Jewish camp myself, so I encountered it with...

Sep 23, 2026, 3:19 AM

Bridging the Divide One Bunk at a Time

Israeli and American Campers at Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake

This summer, 200 Israeli campers became part of the fabric of Young Judaea camps across the United States, living in bunks alongside their American peers, sharing meals and activities, singing, dancing and building friendships across languages and thousands of...

Sep 17, 2026, 11:30 PM

Radiance and Return: Camp and the Essence of Teshuvah

I have never been the kind of parent who sits at a computer all summer constantly refreshing the camp media page, scanning hundreds of photos just to catch a glimpse of my children. But this summer, one image stopped...

Aug 30, 2026, 5:35 PM

When Jewish Peoplehood Comes to Life at Summer Camp

This past summer at Camp Livingston, where Israeli teenagers came from Kibbutz Karmia through The Jewish Agency for Israel’s Campers2Gether program. Photo courtesy of The Jewish Agency for Israel.

For an Israeli teenager living with the strain of war, spending time at a North American Jewish summer camp offers the chance to be a kid again. It is also a powerful reminder that Jews around the world are...

Aug 12, 2026, 8:23 PM

Four Languages, One Bunk and the Power of Jewish Experiences

As philanthropists, grant-makers, and communal leaders, we are deeply trained in the language of logic. We live by quarterly reports, analyze financial statements, assess key performance indicators (KPIs), and evaluate organizational capacity. We look at our funding through a...

Aug 7, 2026, 7:19 PM

Inches to Metric: Creating Sacred Spaces – Mercaz Kopin

Mercaz Kopin circa 2000. Photo Beth Kopin

Follow your inner voice. When I was a little girl, we lived on the South Side of Chicago in a modest (white box) home. My parents hired a designer. The transformation was magical. I was dazzled/hooked! By the age of...

Eric M. Leiderman

Jul 31, 2026, 1:11 AM

America’s Jewish Innovation

As America celebrated its 250th anniversary this month, American Jews rightly reflected on what this country has given us. Religious liberty. Economic opportunity. The freedom to build one of the most vibrant Diaspora communities in Jewish history. Those blessings...

Molly Livingstone

Jul 30, 2026, 10:04 PM

The shadow of the Hebrew U. bombing, 24 years later

The day Marla Bennett was murdered, I was waiting for her to return to our California summer camp and tell me all about her time in Israel. I am here because of her

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