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When 50 Happens to Good People: Part Two
Ok, so I hadn’t done time in prison, I’d just spent one day there. I’d just covered what was believed ...
A Champion for Inclusion
After nearly ten years of doing LGBT inclusion work in the Jewish LGBT community, first as the founding director of Jewish ...
When 50 Happens to Good People: Part One
I turned 50. It wasn’t supposed to happen to me. I do yoga. I moisturize. I still fit into the ...
Orthodox Parents, United by Love of Torah… and Our LGBT Children
A series by Jewish moms and dads with LGBTQ children. When a child comes out, a coming out process begins ...
A Rabbi Reflects on the Journey Towards Marriage Equality
We in the Jewish community just spent forty-nine days counting the Omer, the period from liberation to revelation, from leaving ...
Celebrating Harvey Milk Day
Today Harvey Milk would have been 83. Instead, this gay Jewish hero, who was cut down in his prime, remains ...
Parashat Be’Ha’alotecha: ‘Am’ (Yisrael) Comin’ Out!
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...
Answering the Call: Responding to Suicide and Depression in Our Communities
“Crisis Line. May I help you?” This is how I answer the phone at a local crisis center here in ...
Dairy Queen
Sometimes the most challenging part of being a committed Reform Jew is seeking ways to incorporate Judaism into our home ...
Should Women Thank God For Not Making Them Men?
A recent brouhaha has emerged in the Jewish blogosphere over Rabbi Ari Hart’s recent post, “Should I Thank God For ...
Gunmen: A Far-Fetched Analysis and Some Temporary Solutions
Before I’m labeled a raging feminist for mentioning that gunmen have been men, I’m telling you I love men but ...
Counting the Omer…Counting my Blessings
A series by Jewish moms and dads with LGBTQ children.When a child comes out, a coming out process begins for ...