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Bethany’s Brilliant (Mississippi Delta) Bat Mitzvah
Late this past fall, I received a special invitation in my inbox. Surrounded by bright pink, blue and yellow polka dots, ...
Women on the March
Saturday January 20, 2017: Today, I’m committed to reading the Torah’s story about the seven women who give life to ...
When They Come for One of Us
In 1990, when I was 12 years old, I moved to Durham, NC, a smallish Southern college town. The Durham Jewish ...
African American Republican Congressional Candidate Turned Yeshiva Student
For some people, fitting into the status quo is soothing, comforting, peaceful. Not for me. For me, seeking a life ...
Why This Rabbi No Longer Says “No” To Interfaith Weddings
Over the course of more than 18 years in the rabbinate, there has been one question that I was asked ...
Why I Must March
I will be marching in the Women’s March on January 21, 2017 in Washington DC because I must. It is ...
Make Your Voice Heard
A strange thing happened in the wake of the election, and is intensifying now that the inauguration is next week.People ...
As an Orthodox Rabbi’s Wife, I was Grateful for Planned Parenthood
Infertility is defined as the failure or inability to become pregnant for a minimum of 12 months. What medical books ...
A Letter to my Younger Self Series: Ailsa
Dear Ailsa,It may seem strange, this being a letter from the future. The last thing you want right now is ...
The Vagina Monologues Frummed Out
Among many other exciting offerings at the JOFA conference evening of the arts, we’re excited to host Monologues from the ...
An Interfaith Ambassador… Even At The Pediatrician’s Office
Around Thanksgiving, my baby girl had the first continuous cough we had ever experienced (thanks, daycare!) and, just to be ...
Is Interfaith Marriage Good for the Jews?
Interfaith marriage is in the Jewish news again — just like it was in 500 BCE, as Jews returned from ...