November 2013
The 4 Questions of Thanksgiving
As I get ready for my Southern family’s traditional Thanksgiving celebration, which this year will overlap our celebration of Hanukkah… ...
Mikveh Attendants Need Less Legislation and More Education
Earlier this month, Hadassah Braun Margolese wrote a blog here at The Torch describing her anguish about not being able ...
Mitzvah Meetings, and Meanings
Giant boxes of toothpaste and floss lurk under the marker boards in the dining hall.Huge drums of food overflow in ...
Red Love and Betrayed Ideals
The reissuing of my novel about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Red Love, as an e-book this month is a joyful moment for me. ...
Chanukah Gifts You’ll Feel Good Giving
Last week, I spent an incredible three days at a conference with lots of Jewish social justice professionals, activists and ...
Throwing a Party for Prenups
After 28 years of marriage (BH!) Adam Dicker and I signed a post-nuptial agreement this past Saturday night at the ...
Thanksgivukkah: The True History
Thanksgivvukah, the rare convergence of American Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, has been a mechayeh—a revitalization.Maybe even a re-dedication, which is the literal meaning of the ...
My Life as an Orthodox Feminist Harvard Undergrad
As an Orthodox Jew, feminist activist, and first-year college student, I’ve got a pretty full schedule to balance. I’ve previously ...
#GivingTuesday or Any day
More thoughts on giving. ‘Tis the season of thankfulness and giving. Are these words synonymous in meaning when it comes ...
What’s Your Miracle?
Hanukkah is just around the corner. The smell of the freshly cooked latkes. The dreidels spinning on a table next to ...