He was so kind. So gentle. He taught me the beauty of learning, math, and life. But most of all, he taught me the incredible power of a teacher.Continue Reading
ArchivesCategory: Essays
03MarBlogging Is Art
Most people don’t see blogging as an art form. But to me, blogging is just as much an art as anything else, from novels to painting to music. Here’s why.Continue Reading
24FebA Message To Baal Teshuvas Upset With The Off The Derech Memoir Trend
Memoirs. New York Times articles. Dr. Phil. It seems like the “off the derech” story is being told everywhere. But what about the baal teshuva one?Continue Reading
18FebThe Forward Just Publicly Abused A Woman And No One Is Saying Anything
…and the only reason is because she’s a Hasidic Jew.Continue Reading
10FebJudaism Is A Pluralistic Hippie. Even If We Don’t Realize It.
Even the most liberal Jews can fall into this trap of believing that everyone has to believe the same thing. If only we realized how truly liberal we are!Continue Reading
05FebThe Women-Tefillin Debate Typifies Why Many Have Left Liberal Judaism
This isn’t a post about whether women should wear tefillin. It’s a post about liberal Judaism, and why so many of us ran away from it.Continue Reading
04FebDear Israel: I Love You, But I’m Losing You
Israel, we have always been in love. But from so far away, with the voices of the media and politics ringing in my ears, your image is getting blurred.Continue Reading
03FebI Have First World Problems (And That’s Okay)
I’ve always found the “first world problems” meme very funny. Until I realized I also had first world problems.Continue Reading
27JanWhy My Skin Color Means I’ll Never Feel Like I Belong
I grew up feeling “white”, feeling like I was a part of the culture around me. But no matter how hard I tried, the world kept telling me I was different.Continue Reading
23JanI Deserve To Write (And Be Heard) And So Do You
For years, the fear that I didn’t deserve to be heard, that I had no right to express myself, plagued me. What a shame.Continue Reading
