Being a Good Mother Means Getting it Wrong
May 11, 2023
What is “right” or correct is not always clear; sometimes it’s subjective, and more often it’s complicated.
Monica Osborne
Arthur C. Brooks: Braving the Business of Happiness
March 2, 2023
When it comes to the business of happiness, there’s no bigger expert than Harvard professor, author and social scientist Arthur C. Brooks.
Cassandra Kane: Reimagining the World of Fashion and Sustainability in the Jewish Way
February 22, 2023
For the majority of people who can’t afford designer “investment pieces” that are timeless and high quality, fashion is about finding cheap and easy ways to replicate runway trends and designs. It’s anything but sustainable.
Wokeism and the Jews: A Reckoning
January 25, 2023
Jewish communities, despite their history of prioritizing questions above answers, are not immune to this new climate that discourages diversity of viewpoint and the questioning of certain ideologies.
Why Teachers Can’t Be Activists
August 24, 2022
Over the past few years it seems that what I considered ideals for a teacher are now seen as dangerous.
The Magic of Jewish LA
August 17, 2022
Maybe we don’t always realize it, but perhaps simply being visibly Jewish out in the world is itself a mitzvah.
The Curse of False Choices and How They Undermine Critical Thinking
June 14, 2022
Americans have an obsession with false choices, and many of the movements within both far-left and far-right circles have taken advantage of this obsession.
Escaping LA, Almost
June 1, 2022
People always ask me why we left the U.S., and the truth is that it wasn’t one thing.
Will Rabbis’ Statement Spark a Moment of Reckoning for the Jewish Community?
January 13, 2022
In a truly Jewish communal space, all of these voices would be given room to speak, space to breathe. But we know that is less and less the case.
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