July 2015

Calling All Secret Feminists!

There is a place for every man and woman in feminism. Furthermore, there is a place for every Jewish woman ...

Fighting for our Sacred Center

Yesterday, around the world, we Jews observed Tisha B’Av, a day of grieving the historical destruction of the Jerusalem Temple, ...

The #1 Expert on Southern Jewish Road Trips

I don’t mean to brag, but I’m basically the number one expert on Southern Jewish road trips. See, I’ve logged ...

What Tisha B’Av Can Learn From Ramadan

I did not fast during Ramadan. But I did somehow experience a little bit of the meaning of the Muslim ...

Are We There Yet? Pluto and the Value of Patience

Here’s my favorite fact about the New Horizons flight to Pluto: New Horizons launched at 2 pm on January 19, 2006, ...

For Tisha B’Av, A Feminist Reading of Lamentations

For those of us engaged in the lifelong passion and struggle of learning Torah with a feminist consciousness, writing it ...

On Passing and Not Trying to Pass

I am black, and I am Jewish.I’ve always found comfort in the and of my identity — that simple part ...

Pass the Thermometer: Can Religion be Healthy?

When I decided to enter rabbinical school, many of my friends were incredulous at the thought. They said, “Don’t get ...

Gaining Furniture, Losing Fear: A Story of Philo-Semitism

When I first told people that I was moving to Mississippi to work for a Jewish organization, I received a ...

Weekend at the Beach

In the Beginning, the friendship of three rabbis was created and nurtured at an annual Rabbis Without Borders alumni retreat.My plan was to enjoy a ...