U.S.
How Jews are embracing Juneteenth
After the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic this spring delayed the launch of the website for TribeHerald, a new media company for Jews of color,…
Recipe
A pie and a sundae inspired by this week’s Torah portion
The Torah portion Sh’lach Lecha is full of references to food. The spies sent to scout the land of Canaan return with bearing pomegranates, figs, grapes,…
Torah
Back then I did not, but today I stand up against prejudice and fear
The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Sh’lach Lecha Numbers 13:1-15:41 One winter…
Torah
Sound the trumpets of justice for all
The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Beha’alotecha Numbers 8:1–12:16 In the midst of…
Mixed & Matched
‘I can’t finish my conversion because of Covid’
Dear Dawn: After I formally prepared for more than a year, my beit din and mikvah were going to be scheduled for this spring. Now they are postponed…
Religion
40 days and 40 nights: What the Bible can teach us about quarantine
The word quarantine comes from quarantena, or “40 days,” in the Venetian language. It was first used during the Black Death epidemic in the fourteenth and…
First Person
What I heard at George Floyd’s memorial service broke me
When I received a phone call last Saturday morning from the governor and lieutenant governor’s office, I sensed it would be a Shabbat and Shavuot unlike…
Torah
Self-flagellation will only get you so far on the path to spiritual growth
The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Naso Numbers 4:21–7:89 The Torah portion Naso is…
Religion
Shuly Rubin Schwartz named first woman chancellor of JTS
Shuly Rubin Schwartz, an expert on Jewish American history and longtime professor, will be the first woman chancellor in the 134-year history of the…