Monthly Archives:May 2022

We owe a lot to the LGBTQ+ Jewish writers, rabbis, and activists who have paved the way for the queer community of today. Here is ...

On Wednesday morning I received an alert with new information about the mass shooting in Uvalde: The 19 children and two teachers that were murdered ...

על אלה אני בוכיה For these things I do weep Lamentations 1:16 We can’t find the words that can express the enormity of horror and ...

The BJ Civil Rights Journey to the South took us from Alabama to Georgia, through historic places that came alive through a collection of stories ...

BJ teens had a wonderful community-building weekend at the 6th Grade Retreat at Ramah Nyack. They spent Shabbat together singing, laughing, and praying—joining in spirited ...

In some ways, last Shabbat was like every other Shabbat I have celebrated with You. It was framed by the light of the Shabbat candles ...

I feel fairly confident in speaking for most parents of young children when I say this: There’s no better gift than an entire weekend of ...

Black Lives Matter. We mourn the lives of these precious souls murdered this weekend in Buffalo, as well as those injured: Roberta A. Drury, Margus ...

Black Lives Matter. We mourn the lives of these precious souls murdered this weekend in Buffalo, as well as those injured: Roberta A. Drury, Margus ...

Black Lives Matter. We mourn the lives of these precious souls murdered this weekend in Buffalo, as well as those injured: Roberta A. Drury, Margus ...

On a family trip to England many years ago, we visited the famous hedge maze at Hampton Court Palace. At one point I became separated ...

At the age of 74, the State of Israel is still considered to be a young nation. Israel and its people have accomplished much, and ...

We were shocked, dismayed, and disappointed to hear about the Supreme Court’s draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade. The impact will be wide and ...