We have to understand our trauma differently in ways that will allow us to heal.

So much has been written about the decision by Ben & Jerry’s corporate board last spring to stop selling ice cream in the West Bank that one might think there’s nothing more worth saying about it. As the dust settles, I think there are some important things that...

תְּשַׁלַּח רוּחֲךָ יִבָּרֵאוּן וּתְחַדֵּשׁ פְּנֵי אֲדָמָה  “Sending Your Spirit, Your breath, all creatures come to life, and You renew the face of the Earth.” (Psalms 104:30) The greatest challenge of this century and perhaps the coming centuries will be to...

Kashrut is a complex and mysterious term having the same Hebrew root as “kosher.” Simply translated, it means “proper” or “correct.” Kashrut is synonymous with how Jews determine their relationship to the food they eat. All of the so-called “kosher laws” are an...