March 23, 2015 — A few days ago, at their annual spring rally and concert, some tomato pickers from Florida taught me what Dayenu is about. I never expected this to happen because I never suspected I had been misunderstanding it at all. But this past

September 3, 2015 — Every once in a long while, different streams of time flow together in a way that seems uncanny—even miraculous.

February 18, 2025 — The last thirteen years have been a journey for my husband Fred and me into a world that we knew nothing about before: the world of autism.

May 2, 2016 — We gather in a living room, and over tea each participant has a turn to share

August 8, 2022 — This probably isn’t breaking news, but there are plenty of Jews who don’t go to services on Rosh Hashanah for lots of different reasons. 

June 10, 2022 — Identity politics hold an increasingly defining role in the American social and political landscape of the 21st century. Jane Litman explores the complexity of holding Jewish identity in relationship to other identities.

August 8, 2022 — What do we do when our Jewish practices are painful, when instead of anticipation and joy one is filled with hesitancy and dread?

September 8, 2017 — For me, living in two civilizations means that they inform one another. When I blow my New Year's Eve party horn in the winter, I remember the echoes of the shofar in the fall.

August 8, 2022 — Meet Betsy Teutsch, ketubah artist and calligrapher extraordinaire!