Ner Shel Tzedakah
Happy Hanumas? Ditch Season's Greetings
Happy Hanumas? Happy Chrismakah? Merry Chanukah? The winter holidays are fast approaching. It's time for non-celebrants of Christmas to read yourselves for the onslaught of seasonal niceties from store clerks and acquaintances.
Don’t Curse the Darkness, Light a Candle
In his essay, “The Legacy of the Maccabees,” Dr. Shaye Cohen writes: “From the perspective of world history and Jewish history, the Hasmonean (Maccabean) revolt was epoch making.
In an Interfaith Relationship? Reach Out and Open Up!
Make sure you are helping your partner get what they need.
The Friendship House
The Tzedek Box: A New Way to Hold Yourself Accountable in the Pursuit of Justice
Habari Gani? How My Family is Melding Kwanzaa and Hanukkah Customs
S.O.S. Save Our Soldiers
Foster Care Outreach
Hanukkah: A Re-Dedication to our Highest Values
A few weeks ago I attended a local event featuring Joseph Goldstein, the world-renowned Buddhist teacher and author who was here in Brattleboro to help the Vermont Insight Meditation Center celebrate its fifth anniversary. I enjoyed the gathering immensely and was energized by seeing so man