Articles written by Ruby Rosenthal

Ruby Rosenthal|Oct 11, 2019

In many ways, Judaism is a religion with a moral compass built in. After attending Hebrew School for six years as a student, and five subsequent years assisting as a madricha (Hebrew transliteration for youth leader), I've realized that there's a common theme that surrounds my religion: Judaism is about giving. Growing up, our Hebrew School classes began with a Tzedakah box. I remember it very clearly as being blue and green with the state of Israel prominently featured on the front. As students, we'd often shake it, trying to see how much was...