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Dying and Living with Dementia jemerman April 30, 2025 Aging Image When I first got my diagnosis of early-stage dementia, everything went black. The only things that were on my […]

Reflections jemerman April 30, 2025 URJ Eisner Camp Image Imagine yourself tucked away in the hills of the Berkshires, at the Union for Reform Judaism’s Eisner Camp, on a summer

Dear Israel: A Story of Love and Longing jemerman April 28, 2025 Israel Image In the pages of a hand-drawn picture book, your story first unfolded before me, telling the

Becoming B’nei Mitzvah at Any Age jemerman April 25, 2025 B’nai Mitzvah Image Terms like “bar mitzvah,” “bet mitzvah,” and “bat mitzvah” typically evoke images of teens reading from the

Five Definitions of Antisemitism jemerman April 24, 2025 Modern Day Issues in Antisemitism Image As antisemitism continues to threaten American democracy, many people – and institutions – are looking for

Sam Griffin: Aftermath jemerman April 22, 2025 Arts and Culture Image Israeli artist Sam Griffin’s paintings, forged in the crisis of war, convey the human capacity for healing and hope

I Have No Other Land jemerman April 22, 2025 Israel Image This year, Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, finds me in a place that the past 10 years have not:

The Nevas Family’s Enduring Passover Tradition: A Celebration of Freedom, Justice, and Community sdolgov April 18, 2025 Passover Image This year’s Seder, hosted by Daniel and Lisa Price (the son

Five Ways Adults Can Support Jewish Teen Mental Health sdolgov April 17, 2025 NFTY Image In the face of an ongoing national teen mental health crisis, it can be overwhelming

Ghetto: A Poem kbkaput April 17, 2025 Jewish History Image the path that we now follow / is the Exodus our ancestors never chose / flooding with pain they died