Jewish History

The Name I Embrace

Eszter Spitzer

You won't get far in life with this Jewish surname - said the boss. "Find a more Hungarian-sounding one and if you work hard, you will achieve, get ahead. Look, you are a good and reliable employee, I don't want to lose you. But people talk and I am constantly

A Privilege and A Sacred Duty

Rabbi Marla J. Feldman

Anyone who has been to a Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) worship service knows that the moment we hear Debbie Friedman’s Miriam’s Song, there will be a spontaneous surge of women leaping out of their seats to re-enact the moment of unbridled joy at our ancestors