Ideas

Yizkor is for mourners. But what if everyone attended the service?

In a culture that hurries grief along, writes an educator, people need places to mourn and comfort.

I came to America as a Jewish refugee. For some Jews, I still don’t count.

The author attended yeshiva and lived as a Jew. Still, because her mother wasn’t Jewish, others questioned whether she belonged.

In Memoriam: Mourning the death of Sunkist Fruit Gems

Sunkist Fruit Gems were kosher, they were soft enough not to cause welts on the foreheads of 13-year-olds, and they were individually wrapped so they wouldn’t get stuck on the floor.

one yellow fish in a school of blue fish

I’m Jewish at a Christian high school. It’s taught me a lot about who I am.

Gantz writes in JTA: We need to take seriously the erosion of US support for Israel

I’m a lifelong surfer. The waves don’t scare me, but traveling as a Jew does.

A rabbi writes a book on why we need religion. Just don’t call it ‘self-help.’

cartoon of a calendar indicating when to apologize

Yom Kippur puts forgiveness on the calendar. Real repair doesn’t work that way.

Remembering Paul Reichenbach, who helped shape generations of young Reform Jews

Don’t just thank your rabbis. Ask what you’ve asked of them.

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