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Coming Out to Grandma
I never thought of myself as the type to lie to my grandmother. She’s always been my biggest fan. When ...
My First Aliyah – at 70
On Shabbat Noach (the Shabbat when Parshat Noah was read) I marked my 70th birthday by reciting haftarah at the Hendon ...
Magic is Happening Here
Dylan is 10 years old. He just returned home from eight weeks at Jewish camp. He initially signed up for ...
A Feminist Walks Into An Orthodox Synagogue
This past Sukkot, I was on a spiritual high after Yom Kippur. The sanctuary had swelled with voices of prayer ...
Is Judaism Open or Closed?
Last week Rabbi Heidi Hoover wrote on this blog: “I believe that intermarriage has become a scapegoat for the American ...
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
As an irrepressible, even relentless, optimist, I hold great hope for Jewish life in America. I wonder if that is because ...
If Frum Men Were Advised Like Women
Please dress appropriately and modestly at all times. Modesty is the mark of a man – your beauty is within. ...
An Israeli Orthodox Feminist Visits JOFA
When I was 17, as part of my high school matriculation requirements, I wrote a paper on the subject of ...
Coming Out & Combining Names
After 11 years of marriage, my wife Kate and I are finally going to change our last names.I’m a little ...
Intermarriage Is a Scapegoat
“My son-in-law is so lovely, and he and my daughter are very happy, and I’m happy for them. But he’s ...
How Can We Do the Most Good?
There’s a new TV show out called “Adam Ruins Everything,” where comedian Adam Conover shares everything that’s factually incorrect — and even harmful — ...
Celebrating Our Daughter’s Bat Mitzvah
“Some people will do anything to get out of synagogue on Simchat Torah” said my husband as we headed off ...