It was Saturday evening in Tel Aviv. I was sitting on my meerpeset (terrace) overlooking Ben Zion Boulevard, watching the comings and goings of walkers and bikers. I slowly realized […]

The most misquoted verse in the entire Torah appears in this week’s portion. “Let My people go!” Maybe it’s because of Charleton Heston, but when we think of Moses approaching […]

This summer, when Philadelphia welcomed the Dear Evan Hansen tour, I was struck by the enduring human question the musical poses: How can we feel understood? The show, about a […]

A few years ago we took our Rodeph Shalom teens to Israel over winter break. One sunny Monday morning, as we were touring the Galilee, we saw people going about […]

“Chazak chazak v’nitchazek. Be strong, be strong and we will be strengthened. We are finding new strength as we help ourselves, our neighbors and friends through this difficult time. Your […]

When I handed down my decades-old ripped blue-jeans to my teen-aged daughter and I told her: they were so old that they used to be my fancy jeans, she asked, […]

My kids love to play pretend. Nora has a stuffed fox, named of course, Foxy. The other day, Nora declared “Today is Foxy’s birthday.” In fact, most days, it’s Foxy’s […]

Sharing Space with Jews in ALL Hues these High Holy Days We are grateful to be in a values-driven community that embraces diversity; yet, an honest look at our community […]

Have you been reading Staying Connected’s fascinating factoids about Israel’s scientific advances? Did your children enjoy Israeli dance and a falafel lunch last May to celebrate Israel Independence Day? Did […]

Our Jewish practice, as well as the practice of countless other minority religions in our nation, is protected by the separation of church and state, a separation that was trampled on […]