On a recent Sunday I experienced a remarkable example of the power of stories to build community.  As members of the Temple’s community organizing team,

“You know the Jews – they all stick together.” A potential client told me that when I first started practicing law. At the time, it

I recently had the opportunity, thanks to TBE and PJ Library, to attend NewCAJE, an amazing national conference for Jewish Educators held this year in

I hate to say it, but the time I first felt truly a part of the community was at a committee meeting. Not at a

My mother and father married in the Summer of love, 1967. My mother grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and attended Rodef Shalom Synagogue, my father

  Sometimes in life you need a community to uplift you. Sometimes you want someone to listen, someone who is in the same situation, someone

Sitting in front of my boss, reflecting on my past school year, the truth rang forth: Sara, I think that this really shook you. It

“Wherever you go, there you are.” It’s no accident I show up wherever I go, right? Whether in Target parking lots, the hallways at work,

Often, the anticipation of an event brings more pleasure and meaning than the event itself. Our expectations are more than the event can provide, and