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When a presidential candidate is misinformed about late term abortion
In recent weeks there has been a great deal said by presidential candidate, Donald Trump, that has caused deep upset ...
That Time the Lulav Made Me Cry
I love the holiday season – I even love a three day yontif (yom tov, or holiday). With the exception ...
A Moonstone for the Feast of Tabernacles: Celebrating Sukkot as a part of a Jewish and Queer Community
The theory of a sukkah feels queer to me – a temporary, self-built space for the purpose of shelter, but ...
Sukkot and Simchat Torah: Resources and Reflections
This year we’ve rounded up a menu of our past Sukkot and Simchat Torah posts for you to explore. Below you’ll find resource guides, rabbinical ...
Coming Out for my Transgender Daughter
There it sat and it had sat for a very long time. We felt exhausted, vulnerable, and full of anxiety. ...
God Appears in Atlanta
“The whole earth trembles and dances when the God of freedom appears.” (Psalm 114)Reading Stephen Mitchell‘s rendering of psalms always makes ...
What are you going to do to make the whole world a safe zone?
We mark time, Jewishly, through the cycle of the Jewish calendar and holidays. Each month and holiday poses questions for ...
One Small Sound for Women, One Large Blast for Womankind.
On the first day of Rosh Hashana I was invited to call the kolot (sounds) for the shofar. I must ...
Rosh Hashanah from the Other Side
How would I have experienced Rosh Hashanah if I were sitting on the men’s side of the mechitza? Would it ...
Stories My Mother Never Told: My Bat Mitzvah Speech
“Stories My Mother Never Told” is a three-part blog series dedicated to re-envisioning what it can mean for parents and ...
Stories My Mother Never Told: Leading A Zimmun
“Stories My Mother Never Told” is a three-part blog series dedicated to re-envisioning what it can mean for parents and ...
On Shofar Blowing and Racism
מִן-הַמֵּצַר, קָרָאתִי יָּהּ; עָנָנִי בַמֶּרְחָב יָהּ Out of the tight place I called to the LORD; God answered me ...