June 2015
A String Around Your Finger
For all the spiritual riches of religious tradition, sometimes we forget our spiritual essence – the spark of divinity we associate with ...
Graduation 2015: A [Jewish] Family Affair
This graduation season, my family is celebrating not one, not two, but three graduations.Our oldest, Alana, graduated from Indiana University. Our middle child, ...
Supporting My Gay Son
This morning The Torch, a project of JOFA, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, shared the heartwarming story of a family adjusting to ...
Living “Out” Within the Orthodox Community
I grew up 100 percent Camp Ramah and United Synagogue Youth (both Conservative movement institutions), but after marrying a Modern ...
The Power of a Rabbi
Earlier this week, Rabbi Rebecca Sirbu reflected on recent stories of rabbis who have acted inappropriately. They have abused the ...
To Our Graduates
What does it mean to graduate? To graduate means to move on to the next stage. So, if you have ...
Fellow Farewell: Some Say Goodbye, I Say Hello!
In December of 2012, I was six months away from graduating college… and I needed what every graduate is looking ...
Born Jewish or Not, You Matter
The way I look — my golden complexion and the abundance of ringlet curls on my head — combined with the difference in my upbringing have always challenged my place in society and even in the Jewish community.
Jeanne Manford: The Jewish Woman Who Advocated For Her Gay Son
This June Keshet is so very excited to be partnering with the Jewish Women’s Archive to celebrate Pride. Each week we will ...
Feminism Comes in Many Different Forms
“Why don’t you learn to read the megillah,” asked my husband a few months before Purim.I thought about it for ...