My Conversion Journey
A Mohel Among Friends
There are many definitions of togetherness. But sharing the same mohel has to be at the tip of the list.
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Judaism
The Point of Life Is Each Other
The same people who doubt their stories have meaning are often the people whose stories help heal the world.
Politics
When Lives Matter, Shout Out, Not Down
How close should allies be standing to the Black Lives Matter movement? And who gets to decide who they are and how close they stand, anyway?
Backstory
The Week I Went Time Traveling
Sometimes the silver lining is hidden in a cloud of Vicks.
Family
Anderson Will Be a Jewish Name, Too
Ryan Anderson is not a Jewish name. But next spring, it will be. My partner has entered the home stretch of his longtime Jewish conversion journey.
Politics
Would Obama Give an Address on Terrorism on Christmas Eve?
A presidential address on terrorism would never happen on Christmas Eve. So why did one happen in the middle of the first evening of Chanukah?
Judaism
Twenty Christmases and an Eitz Hamoedim
The meaning in our holidays, our journeys, and our lives is our own to forge. The point isn't satisfying someone else's ideas about who we should be. The point is wholeness, understanding, and love.
Politics
No Refuge for Racists on Thanksgiving Eve
This Thanksgiving, keep your harbors open to the tired, the poor, the needy, the homeless. But there is no need to accept casual racists.
Judaism
How Not to Be a Holiday Chauvinist
During the end-of-year holidays, many respect their fellow humans with open minds and open hearts. Don't let that respect end when you open your mouth.
Politics
Life and Death at the Morality Buffet
Either civilian casualties are immoral or they aren't. On the ongoing terror wave in Israel and the value of all innocent civilian lives.
Judaism
No Longer a Pass for Popes on Bible Bigotry in America
When even the Pope has to hide his Bible bigotry behind closed doors, you know we've come a long way.
Backstory
Looking Up Again
I never expected to feel whole again standing at Ground Zero. Then this year I looked up.