Articles
Trip to Africa Redefines Family for African-American Rabbi
01/04/2018
Lessons learned in Rwanda in 2017 are inspiring a rabbi’s work in the United States.
God Does Not Discriminate; People Do
09/28/2017
What does it mean to envision a truly inclusive and holy community?
What It Was Like To Grow Up Multiracial and Orthodox in a Hasidic Enclave
02/15/2017
They were older than me, by at least five years, and I was afraid.
Mothers, Judaism’s Heroes
05/04/2016
What does it mean to be hero in Judaism, and who to me represents that more than anyone?
MLK Day: My Second Birthday
01/17/2016
Many see Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a day off, but for my family, it’s a second birthday.
For My Camper, Ezra Schwartz
11/24/2015
As I approached the Temple Sinai of Sharon, Massachusetts the words of King David’s Psalms could be heard from the street, and the pulsing prayers on Ezra’s behalf were rising skyward.
Can I Identify with the Struggles of Others?
11/12/2015
As a youth, I often felt as if I had two worlds and two cultures that were always with me (Genesis 25:2).
From Monsey to Istanbul
07/29/2015
Whenever I visit somewhere new, whether in my country of origin or somewhere foreign, I typically stand on the periphery at first to “take it all in.”
Young Jews: Every Voice Matters
06/24/2015
This past week I arrived at Camp Yavneh in New Hampshire.