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From the Kotel to the Kitchen Table: Momentum Trip Reflection
Written by Michele Birenbaum, Momentum Israel Trip Cohort Member (second from the right in the photo) Luckily, it took me less time to decide to go on a Momentum Israel Trip with the Jewish Connection Network than it has taken me to decide how to start this reflection. When I think about my amazing trip, […]
December Holiday Stress? Try Challah Days
By Lisa Akchin, Multigenerational, Multifaith Family Connector for The Network. The low point in my experience as the Jewish grandmother of Catholic grandchildren was a latke dinner where my son called me out for “Marketing Hanukkah.” It can be hard to show up as a Jewish grandparent when our children and their partners choose different […]
Kwanzaa Through a Black Jewish Lens
Written by Rabbi Tzadik Womack, an active participant in Jewish Connection Network events, PJ Library subscriber and prominent advocate for inclusion within Jewish spaces. Rabbi Womack lives in Baltimore, Maryland, where he attends Ner Tamid Greenspring Valley Synagogue. He received rabbinic ordination and is also a practicing attorney. What is Kwanzaa? Why is it meaningful? […]