March 2015

Passover and the Need for Wiser Questions

In college, David Abusch-Magder (then David Abusch) decided to take a class in African dance. Over the years he had watched ...

Mensch Madness Game 5: Ram vs. Golden Calf!

Welcome back to Mensch Madness!Today’s game has a lot of media attention. We’ve all heard the hype about these two ...

An Open Letter to Tom and Transgender Teens Everywhere

Last week the story of Tom Chai Sosnik, a teenager that came out as transgender at Tehiyah Day School, his ...

From Futility to Freedom

The following is an excerpt from my personal Haggadah, a story of my enslavement to a principle and my discovery of the ...

Marching for My Mom, the Agunah

Last Sunday, March 22nd, a march was held in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY in order to raise awareness of the ...

Lucky to Have Two Mommies

Earlier this month an article entitled Dear Gay Community: Your Kids Are Hurting hit the web and was widely circulated. The author compared ...

A Very Pregnant Passover

April 2015 has been on my mind for a while. Since last September, to be exact, when I began counting ...

Passover: Fact or Fiction

Passover is definitely one of my favorite holidays. It’s generally observed at home – with friends and/or family. There are ...

Hillel, Comma, Open, and Beit Shammai

Once again HIllel has found itself in the news due to several recent events: Eric Fingerhut’s refusal to speak at ...

Megillah, Matzah, and Equality

This is an exciting time of the year to be an observant Jew. The religious momentum in the months of ...