Articles in Joel Lazar
Toward an Ancient Ethic
By Joel Lazar
A sad tale is told in this coming week’s parashah, Lech Lecha. It is the heart-wrenching tale of an insulted and jealous master, the matriarch Sarah (still ‘Sarai’ here) and a scorned maidservant …
New-ish Jews
By Joel Lazar
There’s more than one way to do Judaism. That is the unfaltering message that has accompanied me since my arrival to the Star Spangled States one month ago. And more than ever, it …
Learning life… out of school
One week after the graduation of the class of 2009; Joel Lazar reflects on his gap year in Israel in 2008, beginning university, and navigating the gaps between personal fulfilment and parental expectations.
It was …
Bring back Jewish Youth Counterculture
By Joel Lazar
They sought like-minded youth, equally willing to devote their lives to a collective cause and thus, youth movements were born.
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