Pen Writes is my blog where I share where I’ve been, what I’ve learned and what I’m learning about writing, blogging and life. I’ll share my best tips and moments of glory with you, and reveal my biggest fears and frustrations. Everyone has a story, and I want to nurture the courage to tell mine.
Jews have been on the defensive for so long we’ve forgotten what it’s like to go on the offense. Reframing our fight in a winning way would be a good start.
Buckley understood that free speech doesn’t mean freeing yourself from speech you don’t like; it means standing your ground and confronting it.
Carlson is not defending Western civilization. He is trying to redefine it into something smaller, harsher, and hostile to the very people who shaped it.
In contrast to his loyal followers in groups calling themselves “Jewish Voice for Peace” and “IfNotNow” Beinart has more than a trivial familiarity with Jewish tradition and texts, which he displays in presenting his views.
Thanksgiving is an ideal time to seek out family stories. What gets in the way are those other stories that assault us every hour on social media and news sites.
At its Jewish Leadership Conference in New York, the fast-growing Tikvah movement posed the provocative question: “Can the Jews Save the West?”
We could have been roadside sheep salespeople…
Taste Buds with Deb – Episode 134
Jews know Thanksgiving because it’s a holiday we essentially celebrate every week.
Elijah Alexander King allegedly used his phone to search for shuls 10 minutes after sending the threat.
Should you feel obligated to show gratitude just because it’s an American tradition? And should you feel guilty if you don’t?
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
Eighteen years on, he may be the busiest, happiest, most contented rav in Los Angeles.
It’s the tale of an IDF officer who survived the fighting in Gaza only to suffer the invisible wounds of combat trauma, drug addiction and post-traumatic stress after he returns to Tel Aviv.
“Why am I a Jew?” Rosner said from the bimah. “Three minutes aren’t nearly enough to lay out all the reasons, but here is one: not to betray our human potential to create a better world.”
Some might say that one of the best parts of Thanksgiving is the leftovers. These recipes have all the festivity and none of the guilt.
Baking challah is therapeutic and satisfying and I’m especially grateful for the spiritual opportunity to do the mitzvah of ha’frashat challah.
