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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 ...
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 ...
Summer with the Hasidim: An Encounter with Jewish Pluralism
I have a secret to share. Some of the most nonjudgmental and welcoming Jews I have ever met have been ...
A Rabbi Mourns African American Christians
“’…But, mother, I won’t be alone. Other children will go with me, And march the streets of Birmingham to make ...
Yin in the Yang
We have learned from the Ancient Chinese Tao that there is a spot of Yang in the Yin and a ...
Two Cheesy Summer Salads Straight from the Farmer’s Market
My husband and I often joke that he is not allowed to do the grocery shopping, and I am not ...
Legal Justice vs. Social Justice: Keep Pushing Forward
On June 26th, the United States’ LGBT+ community and its allies celebrated a monumental victory when same-sex marriage was deemed ...
Empowering Bat Mitzvah Girls
A few years ago my family was living in Israel and attending a synagogue near our home. One Shabbat, our ...
The Great Nondairy Ice Cream Taste Test
Non-dairy ice cream. Oxymoron? Perhaps. But for those who keep kosher and want to enjoy a creamy treat after a meat ...
Praying For My Children After Charleston
Week after week, I light two small candles. I move behind my children and put one hand on each of ...
Marriage Equality: Our Figurative Promised Land
Tears of joy! “Equal protection under the law” are the words everywhere on my Facebook feed. This is simultaneously a ...
The Supremes Are Singing
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that all couples are entitled to enjoy equal marriage right across ...