by Webmaster | May 3, 2022 | Arts & Culture, Identity
For the Union for Reform Judaism’s Leading the Change Summit, May 2022, Tani Prell wrote this reflection on the theme of bravery. Her poem, Breathe Bravely, explores the ways that her mixedness, Jewishness, and range of emotions are tied to what it means to her to be...
by Webmaster | Apr 26, 2022 | Arts & Culture, Identity, Jewish Ritual
Teaching children the skills to talk about their own identity and to hold space for the uniqueness of others is foundational to helping them develop the conscious empathy essential to identifying and combating bias. As an educator, one of the most accessible ways...
by Webmaster | Apr 19, 2022 | Identity, Recipes
This recipe comes to us via Atlanta based Chef Shay Lavi. Lavi’s sister Vered Babay Lavi is in charge of making the special pancakes that are the hallmark of the post-Passover Mimouna celebration. Before Passover this year, Chef Lavi, of Nur’s Kitchen in Atlanta,...
by Webmaster | Apr 19, 2022 | Holidays, Identity
When the pandemic hit, my mom was struggling. Like so many elders, she was isolated at home, lonely and worried. My mom will celebrate her 85th birthday this coming July. She lives in Israel in a moshav (village), and while she needs some help around the house, she is...
by Webmaster | Apr 19, 2022 | Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
When my husband and I decided not to have a third child, I shared an important Mimouna Kinberg family teaching with him. Mimouna (pronounced mee-moon-ah) is the Moroccan Jewish daylong festival celebrating the end of Passover and the possibilities ahead of us in our...
