I Was Excommunicated for Asking Questions. Now I Watch American Jewry Do the Same
Our advantage is that we are geniuses at raising children. Our failure is that we are terrible at raising adults.
Who am I
Two Stories of Estrangement
What would ritual look like for people who, for whatever reason, become estranged from a family member?
Finding Friends-in-Faith
My heart fills with hope, a hope that I’d find a path back to who I was, or a path forward to who I was becoming.
Synagogue Privilege
Your website might say that you’re “warm and welcoming,” but what does that look like in practice?
A Blessing on a Cheeseburger
As I look back to that time, I believe I was beginning to wonder how eating could be a sacred act even if my actions were not based in Jewish law.
Who Will Help the Helpers? On Sustainable Leadership
That is what it feels like to be a communal servant right now. Not broken in one place. Broken into pieces, each one flying in a different direction.
Connecting with T’fillah: Zooming in and zooming out
In a self-obsessed and individualistic world, how can we recognize, delight in, and live up to the commitments we have to each other, to the world, and to making it more sacred?
Why I Still Dare to Raise a Jewish Child
The number of mornings that I wake up, look at my sweet Zusha, and feel that I am betraying him by raising him as a Jew keeps growing: Have I condemned him to a life of trauma because he is Jewish?
Moses & Me: Adoption Is Our Superpower
It is my hope that every adopted child grows to know and honor that they belong to at least two families—the family of their birth and the family of their upbringing.
Crossroads for a Promise Unfulfilled
How should I atone for not keeping my promise to my deceased friend?