Explaining Kosher for Passover, How To Keep Kosher & Why
Explaining Kosher for Passover
It’s that time of year again: Spring has (hopefully) arrived and the boxes of...
Author: Rabbi Jillian Cameron
Rabbi Jillian Cameron is the former director of 18Doors/Boston. She was ordained at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in 2012 after receiving a Master's Degree in Jewish Education in 2008.
Shabbat Cheat Sheet
If you’re new to Judaism or looking to learn how to incorporate more Jewish practices into your life or to...
Shabbat (with Kids) Cheat Sheet
If you’re new to Judaism or looking to learn how to share more Jewish practices with your family, Shabbat is...
It’s Not My Face that Makes Me Jewish
Rabbi Jillian, age 6
I recently read an incredible article posted in Alma, written by a former congregant of...
Three Jewish Values to Teach Your Kids
Ah, yes, it’s summer at last. Time, maybe, to wind down a little bit and contemplate some bigger-picture lessons...
Mom: What is Your Religion?
Being from an interfaith family has influenced my life in myriad ways, most especially in my choice to focus...
Family, Growing Up Interfaith, Identity, Parenting, Religion
Dear Mom, Thank You For…
Dear Mom,
I know this will embarrass you (and definitely make you cry) because that’s who you are, but in the...
Do Today’s Women Understand What/Who Came Before Us?
Anita Hill and Letty Cottin Pogrebin. Photo by Zanefa Walsh
The first week of September I was privileged to...
God, New Parents, Parenting, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Education
Start with Words of Yes
When I became a rabbi, my own rabbi at home told me that the most important thing I had as a rabbi was my integrity...
How Can We Enact Jewish Values?
Madeleine Albright speaking at the Consultation on Conscience conference
We live in a world of infinite choices,...
Chicago, Policy, Religious Education, Religious Life, Resources
I Became a Rabbi, But Kept My Stocking
When I was very small, my family used to light our Hanukkah menorah alongside our decorated Christmas tree....
Growing Up Interfaith, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting Hanukkah
10 Months for 2
Jillian (center) during her days as a counselor at Eisner camp, with her campers
The need to belong is part...
Why I Don’t Keep Kosher
Jillian (right) with her cousins and grandmother in Ipswich, MA.
Growing up, I didn’t spend a lot of time thinking...
How I Chose Judaism for My Interfaith Family
Family tradition: Jillian (top) with her sister and mother on her grandfather’s boat in Ipswich, MA after...
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