April 2016
Three Tips for Talking about Intermarriage and Israel
Last week, two different positions on intermarriage were shared by rabbis who write for this blog. Seth Goldstein wrote in ...
Emerging from Narrow Places: Passover and the Stories of LGBTQ Jews
Passover is also a time for us to reflect on the mitzrayim we face today: what are the narrow places from which we must emerge? What are the ways in which we must move toward freedom from transphobia and heterosexism in our families, our workplaces, our Jewish communities? What steps do we need to take to bring us farther along on this journey?
If Frum (Orthodox) Men Were Advised Like Women (at Passover)
Gentlemen, as Passover approaches, I thought you would appreciate the following advice: To avoid the usual stress of Passover cleaning, ...
Just Curious…
I can recall, apparently with terrific inaccuracy, hearing a kindergarten story about an incorrigible feline who poked his nose into ...
Intermarriage and the Jewish Garden
Over the next few weeks, the Torah portions we are reading obsess about two terms with which translators struggle mightily. ...
Why is “Sisterhood” Still Relevant on Today’s College Campuses?
This past weekend, I was involved in an incredibly exhilarating and spiritually uplifting event: Nashir, the intercollegiate Jewish women’s arts ...
Bsisa: A Tasty Tradition To Begin The Passover Season
What is the best way to usher in the Passover season? Not with handwringing and housecleaning, but with celebration, blessing ...
What We Are Not Asking When We Talk About Intermarriage
Monday in the JTA, Rabbi Seymour Rosenbloom published an op-ed in which he argued that it was time that Conservative rabbis officiate ...
Dealing with a New Place
Last Thursday my family moved to a new house. I love our new house. It’s beautiful, bigger than the old ...
When You’re The First Jewish Friend
“You were my first Jew, you know,” a friend reminded me the other day.What she meant was, I’m the first ...