Heather Ganitsky is a mom of two and participated in Parenting Through a Jewish Lens at Mayyim Hayyim in Newton. Before I became a mom, I was a middle school math teacher. Every weekend, I spent time working and reworking my lesson plans to make sure my students would be able to understand the material. Read More »

Interested in healthy eating??? Go to the Eat Clean Diet Website where I am guest blogging today about food allergies and nutrition. http: //toscareno.blogspot.com/2012/02/lifes-unexpected-challenges. Read More »

Bella Freytsis, pictured (left) at a school in Israel, is co-chairing Looking Deeper: Seeking Asylum in Israel on February 15. Learn more about this event at http: //lookingdeeperboston.eventbrite.com This past summer I had the opportunity to travel to Israel with CJP’s Young Leaders’ Mission. Read More »

Starting on February 28th, four groups of 15 young adults will meet in homes throughout Brookline, Cambridge and Newton to discuss the following Top Ten Jewish Innovations in the Eser series. For more information or to register visit http: //hebrewcollege.edu/eser.html 1. Read More »

Starting on February 28th, four groups of 15 young adults will meet in homes throughout Brookline, Cambridge and Newton to discuss the following Top Ten Jewish Innovations in the Eser series. For more information or to register visit http: //hebrewcollege.edu/eser.html 1. Read More »

Starting on February 28th, four groups of 15 young adults will meet in homes throughout Brookline, Cambridge and Newton to discuss the following Top Ten Jewish Innovations in the Eser series. For more information or to register visit http: //hebrewcollege.edu/eser.html 1. Read More »

Best athlete in the Superbowl? The guy who bounced on a tightrope during Madonna’s halftime show. We don’t know much about football, but that’s what we call some fancy line play (ba boom cha!). So what now that the Superbowl is over?Time to check out our three picks below! WANT MORE? Pencil In Feb. Read More »

Shalom from Haifa! My name is Billie Hirsch, and I am a participant of OTZMA, a ten-month leadership development and volunteer-oriented program sponsored by the Jewish Federations of North America as well as CJP. Since late August of last year, I have been awarded the bragging rights of calling Israel my current home. Read More »

Keshet hosted a tefillin laying workshop, creating a safe space for discussion and exploration of laying tefillin as a method of prayer. A group of individuals gathered together to look at texts and share the experience. To see the rest of the photos, check out http://www.facebook. Read More »

“Jonathan, what are you going to do this summer?” This question was a constant in our house last winter and spring. Jonathan’s responses ranged from “I don’t know,” to “Mom, I’m really busy with school, and can’t think about it right now. Read More »

If you enjoy meeting new people, then you will find Me’ah richly rewarding. In addition to briefly schmoozing with your classmates and listening to your top notch instructors, through class lectures and through readings you will get to know scholars from generations ago. Read More »

In 1986, I cried when the Patriots lost to the Bears, 46-10, in Super Bowl XX. I was in first grade. The next thirteen years were basically one Red Sox failure after another- 1986 and the Mets, being swept by the A’s in 1988 and 1990, losing to Cleveland in the ALDS in 1995 and 1998. You remember. Read More »

February is Jewish Disability Awareness Month , and so this week we’re shining a spotlight on an innovative project that helps those in our community with special needs. Since 2003, CJP has been creating housing for people with disabilities. Read More »

JewishBoston.com is pleased to launch Ask A Rabbi , a new feature developed in partnership with CJP’s Interfaith Initiative . By facilitating a structured conversation between area congregational rabbis and you, the users of our website, we hope to provide a resource that is beneficial to both individuals and congregations alike. Read More »

I am Jewish, and I’m dating a wonderful Christian woman. As our relationship gets more serious, we’d like to figure out what it might mean to be an interfaith couple. Read More »

What questions should my husband and I ask when we check out a synagogue to see if they are going to be open to our interfaith family? First of all, before we get to questions, let me say that it’s great that you are considering joining a synagogue. Read More »

We’re getting married! We’d like to have a rabbi officiate our wedding, but we’re not sure how to choose a rabbi for our special day. How do we find and select a rabbi to marry us? It is ideal that the couple, or at least one of the partners, have a longstanding relationship with the officiating rabbi. Read More »

I can’t really afford to belong to a synagogue. Should I even bother approaching them about financial assistance? This is a very important question to ask a synagogue you are interested in joining. Please don’t be afraid to have this conversation because every synagogue is willing to accommodate your financial concerns. Read More »

One of my colleagues just lost her mother. She’s Orthodox and will be sitting shiva for a week. I’d like to visit, but I’m not sure what to do. Read More »

Tu BiShvat, the Jewish New Year of the Trees, is one of those quasi-holidays that Jewish communities love to grab on to. It falls in the lull between Chanukah and Purim, its central symbol — the tree — is something everyone has experience with, and there’s not a ton of historical baggage attached to it . Read More »