Communities Work When They Make Room for Everyone by Nick Montoni
My mother once said to me, “You can’t wash being Jewish off in the bath.” Growing up, I interpreted this to be a statement about
My mother once said to me, “You can’t wash being Jewish off in the bath.” Growing up, I interpreted this to be a statement about
I have often grappled with the challenge of community involvement. This is an inherent conflict for me. I tend to be a pretty private person,
Pete Seeger’s scripture based “Turn! Turn! Turn!” made popular in the 1960s by The Byrds, is open to a myriad of interpretations. For me, it
Tishah B’Av, the holiday that commemorates the destruction of the ancient Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history, can seem removed from our
Have you had the privilege of reading about Humphrey the Hamster? Brought to life by author Betty Birney, Humphrey lives in the fictitious Longfellow School
Members of Temple Beth El have diverse perspectives on immigration. We value laws, rules, borders and security. Judaism also teaches us that every human being
Im ein Kemach ein Torah; im ein Torah ein Kemach. Where there is no bread, there can be no Torah; where there is no Torah,
What we learned (words written and shared by Andrea Cooper): As you might guess, we saw a range of experiences among congregants about race. If
One Saturday morning after our Farber Leadership Group session in 2010, I was having brunch before services. Rabbi Judy took a seat beside me, and
If you have experienced or witnessed an antisemitic incident in the Charlotte area, please report it using the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte’s online incident form.
