Last week President Obama was in Alaska where he restored Mount McKinley to its earlier native name, Denali. Me? I was sitting on a beach devouring
On June 28, 1894, the federal government enacted a law “Making Labor Day a Legal Holiday,” setting aside the first Monday of September to honor
Among my responsibilities as JCRC Associate Director, I have the enviable job of accompanying Christian clergy on Israel Study Tours, experiences that never fail to be
As you read this, I’ve already left for a two week vacation. Not everyone in this world is blessed to be able to take meaningful
So here’s a frightening thought: This weekend brings the beginning of the Jewish month of Elul. The end of summer is on the horizon and
One thing we often lose sight of as we grapple with and debate the dilemmas of the moment is the Jewish historical continuum; the links
One of the challenges of a weekly deadline post is that I write something a day or two ahead, it gets vetted, edited, formatted, and
This Sunday we will observe the fast of Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of the lunar month of Av, on which we commemorate the destruction
My grandmother, Sarah Faust Burton, was a proud Southern Presbyterian woman who moved from North Carolina to Indiana to build a life with her Jewish
I’m writing this week’s message from Dnepropetrovsk as I prepare to make my way back to Boston, after spending a week representing the Boston Jewish
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