My Jewish education has made me who I am today. It has taught me to learn, question, and debate Jewish texts. It has taught me to be proud of Jewish culture and customs. It taught me how to read, write, and speak Hebrew. It has taught me to remember the Holocaust. It...
Passover prep, the JCJ way No Yeast? No Worries! Now is the time to try out this easy and delicious 18-minute Matzah Recipe, courtesy of seminary fellow Elias Chajet and his fiancé Michelle Blumenthal. Conflicted about the afikomen prize this year? Use this...
This August I began my fifth (and final) year of rabbinical training at Hebrew Union College Institute of Religion here in Los Angeles. However, unlike in years past, this one is particularly significant for me as I begin my work as Jewish Center for Justice’s new...
By Michael Chaskes “You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it.” — Pirkei Avot, 2:21. During the first 47 years of my life, I could have counted my brief number of excursions into political advocacy on one hand and still had...