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Kara Rubinstein Deyerin

Kara Rubinstein Deyerin

Let Us Stand Together Against Hate

As I reflect on the past year, it feels like we’ve lost our moral compass, our sense of civility, and our ability to truly listen and…

Oct 14

Let Us Stand Together Against Hate

Oct 14

Kara Rubinstein Deyerin

Macklemore Should Bring Light in the Darkest of Places

Life is inherently complicated. We must resist the urge to oversimplify complex issues. The pursuit of trying to be on the ‘right’ side can…

Dec 22, 2023

Macklemore Should Bring Light in the Darkest of Places

Dec 22, 2023

Kara Rubinstein Deyerin

Autonomy, Agency, Barbie, and DNA Surprises.

Barbie is a perfect example of how lack of information about the fundamental building blocks of your life and who you are combined with…

Oct 2, 2023

Autonomy, Agency, Barbie, and DNA Surprises.

Oct 2, 2023

Kara Rubinstein Deyerin

Planting the Seeds of Israel

My Jewish journey started when I opened my DNA results from Ancestry.com to discover I was 50% “Ashkenazi.” I didn’t know what that word…

Nov 10, 2022

Planting the Seeds of Israel

Nov 10, 2022

Kara Rubinstein Deyerin

The Complicated Question of Passing

“If you need to pass, you should,” my grandfather told me. We started having this conversation when I was around seven years old. It…

Oct 11, 2020

The Complicated Question of Passing

Oct 11, 2020

Kara Rubinstein Deyerin

Chanukah ain’t Jewish Christmas

Chanukah is about more than lights and miracles, it’s a tale of choice, bravery, and triumph which can help Jews face antisemitism today.

Jan 25, 2020

Chanukah ain’t Jewish Christmas

Jan 25, 2020

Kara Rubinstein Deyerin

The Days of Awe: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the Days In Between

Someone who’s been following my NPE journey and exploration of Judaism asked me what was so awe-inspiring about the Days of Awe? Hopefully…

Nov 25, 2019

The Days of Awe: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the Days In Between

Nov 25, 2019

Kara Rubinstein Deyerin

Welcome Home Zera Yisrael (Seeds of Israel)

I first encountered this phrase, Welcome Home, when I dropped my son off at Camp Kalsman, a Jewish overnight camp. My son asked me why the…

Nov 9, 2019

Welcome Home Zera Yisrael (Seeds of Israel)

Nov 9, 2019

Kara Rubinstein Deyerin

Understanding the Jewish Cal

You see, there’s really only one thing that I find completely bewildering about Judaism — the calendar. Growing up in the U.S. we’re…

Oct 12, 2019

Understanding the Jewish Cal

Oct 12, 2019

Kara Rubinstein Deyerin

Why My DNA Surprise Rocked My Identity

Somehow you ended up taking an over-the-counter DNA test. Perhaps the commercial of lederhosen versus a kilt sucked you in. Or maybe you…

Sep 18, 2019

Why My DNA Surprise Rocked My Identity

Sep 18, 2019

Kara Rubinstein Deyerin

Kara Rubinstein Deyerin

We need more grace in the world. I was raised mixed & had a DNA surprise. I'm a storyteller, mom, wife, Jewish, cook, knitter, connoisseur of all things human.

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