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A Letter to Harvey Milk
This Sunday, May 22, Harvey Milk would have been 86 years old. Although his life was cut short, his pioneering ...
The Rebbetzin
At the far end of the town of Tiflus, in a small house built upon the foundations of Torah, piety, ...
How Did This Nice Northern Catholic Boy Become Part of The Southern Jewish World?
My roommate Peter is neither Southern nor Jewish… and yet he somehow found himself an active part of Mississippi’s Southern ...
Addiction: New York Area Resources
JACS – Jewish Alcoholics & Chemically Dependent Persons and Significant Others Sharon Darack, Program Director sdarack@jbfcs.org 212-632-4727 Support, guidance, contacts ...
Advice for B’nai Mitzvah
The first time I officiated at a bar mitzvah was when I was the visiting rabbi at a young congregation in ...
Feminist Friend of Israel
Recently, the National Women’s Studies Association voted to endorse “the 2005 call by Palestinian civil society for boycott, divestment and sanctions ...
Calling All Trans People in Rural Areas, Towns, and Small Cities
In August, I’m going to drive across the country interviewing trans adults who live in rural areas, towns, and small ...
When the Fight’s at your Doorstep: On the Front Lines of LGBT Life in North Carolina
Keshet recently sat down with James Miller, the Executive Director of the LGBT Center of Raleigh. North Carolina has recently ...
The Place Where I Belong
My 10-year-old son, Micah, came home from school earlier this week humming a familiar tune. “The Place Where I Belong” by ...
Mothers, Judaism’s Heroes
What does it mean to be hero in Judaism, and who to me represents that more than anyone?For me, a hero ...
Doctors and Matchmakers: A More Perfect Union?
Everybody wants the best for their children, especially when it comes to marriage. The choice of a spouse by a ...
Taking A Stand as a Gay Rabbi in North Carolina
I moved to North Carolina about eight months ago after living most of my life either above or well above ...