My Canadian husband and I got married in 2009 and immediately moved to Israel for the year. Knowing we would be moving back to Boston for me to finish rabbinical school, we reached out to an immigration lawyer to get things sorted.
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
On more of my childhood nights than not, as soon as our family was finished cleaning up the kitchen after … Continue Reading
Making Our Laws Holy
When an 18-year-old (may his name be blotted out) walked into a gun shop and bought a pair of assault rifles and enough ammunition to create a war zone at an elementary school, he violated no laws.
Surprising, But Not Strange, Bedfellows
I had the privilege of spending this past Tuesday in Washington, D.C., with Elan Babchuck at the Religious Freedom and Business Foundation’s national gathering, Dare to Overcome.
Solving Problems Upstream
There are two ways we can deal with problems – we can solve them afterwards, or prevent them from happening to begin with.
What If Prayer Doesn’t Work?
After a recent lecture on prayer, an attendee approached me and said, “What if our prayers don’t work?”
Clal Counts Up
At Clal, we count up. That is not as simple as it sounds, especially in a world where most people count down,
Interview with Author and Holocaust Survivor Barbara Sommer Feigin
There are many memoirs on bookshelves and available to read online. They intend to beckon the reader into the world of the author.
The Closeness of the Fallen
Monday morning, I sat in a Yom HaZikaron assembly at my daughter’s Jewish day school, tears on my cheeks as … Continue Reading
Do We Have Leaders Anymore?
We are living amid a time in which many are calling for increased power-sharing within and across organizations — with teams rather