I spent last week in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Ramallah as a facilitator for Encounter, following my experience as a participant last year. This time, my
With the increasing frequency of Saturday rallies and gatherings responding to current events I’ve been thinking a bit of late about JCRC’s “Shabbat policy.” Though
With all the change and transition going on in our community, I’m pleased to highlight an exciting change here at JCRC. Last week, the JCRC
As a child in the Haredi Orthodox community in New York, I – along with all the other boys – wore a black cloth kippah,
This post has been updated to reflect the latest realities of the work. Every Shabbat in my congregation, we say a prayer for the government
“Burton” isn’t a traditional Jewish surname. My grandfather was born Moshe (Milton) Bergstein. He grew up in Harlem in the 1920s along with his younger
This weekend we, the “People of the Book,” will mark the giving of said Book. Jews around the world will celebrate Shavuot, as we retell
In Leviticus 19:17, we read: “You shall not hate your kinsfolk in your heart, rebuke your kinsman and do not incur guilt because of him.”
There’s a good chance that you actually watched comedian Michelle Wolf at the White House Correspondence Dinner this week. You might have also caught Prime
At the risk of repeating a tired trope, I will point out that there is virtually no matter on which the Jewish community is united
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