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From Intermarried Couple to Observant Jewish Family

When my wife and I speak to groups about our family’s journey to Judaism, inevitably we are asked about our ...

Queer Jewish Dating

What does it mean to be Jewish and queer? What about dating queer and Jewish? Does it make a difference? ...

Finding Joy

I was moved by a story I heard on NPR last week. Krista Tippet, host of NPR’s show “On Being,” ...

What Makes a Home “Southern and Jewish”?

What makes our home Southern and Jewish?  If you were blindfolded and brought into my home, it wouldn’t take you ...

Queer, Trans*, and In Israel

Living in Israel, for me, meant mastering the art of feigning ignorance. “Ani lo mevin, ani lo mevin. Rak midaber ...

The Summer of Living Jewishly

This summer my plan is to start writing a book with the working title God Laughs: How Judaism Ruined My ...

What Happens When Pride Month Ends?

I’m still reeling from yesterday’s amazing news. And I’m so incredibly proud and inspired to see so many LGBTQ Jews ...

Mazel Tov! DOMA and Prop 8 are struck down

Two years ago this summer, I stood under a chuppah (marriage canopy) with my wife. Because we live in Massachusetts, ...

Overturning DOMA and the blessing of being seen

This morning I waited until the Supreme Court convened before posting here. Elation is the feeling that many of us ...

Transforming Stories

A Small Revolution in a Synagogue Book GroupThis past January, Hebrew College invited poet and scholar Joy Ladin to speak ...

She Is Who He Is

When teens transitions to a new gender, what happens to the rest of the family? In November, we shared a ...

Fitting in

I recently read an essay  published earlier this year on xoJane that a woman wrote as a paean to her ...

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