For some reason, on my mom’s side of the family, we have always celebrated Hanukkah with a  piñata shaped like a Star of David.  My grandparents would fill it with whatever candy they had in …

We all know summer camp is a place of “exploration” and “cooperative learning” - especially after dark and in someone else’s bunk bed. From adolescent scandal to the downright dirty, we asked you for the …

The first time we learned “Adon Olam” in Hebrew school, someone in my class raised his hand and asked, “What’s the right tune for Adon Olam?” The teacher said, “There is none! It can be …

One year my mom got me these Keds that were glitzed up with gold glitter glue and huge fake roses on the toes. They were hideous and looked like something my grandma would wear. I …

We dream of skating, running, jumping or throwing as well as Olympians, but, quite frankly, most of us will never be that good. Instead, we slip, trip, fall and bleed, but at least we have …

Over spring break my mom and I went to visit my grandparents in Miami. When I first started going to NU we bought my grandpa the Northwestern shirt in Hebrew and he loves it. We …

My Torah portion is called Bereshit.  It is about how God created the universe and everything within it.  Creation took place in many progressive steps: light, sky, land, heavenly constellations, fish and birds, animals, and …

Stephen the golden snitch

The guys in my age group were frustrated. As nivonim, the oldest division at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, tradition mandated we pull a camp-wide prank, but we hadn’t thought of anything worthy …