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Legal Justice vs. Social Justice: Keep Pushing Forward

On June 26th, the United States’ LGBT+ community and its allies celebrated a monumental victory when same-sex marriage was deemed ...

Yes, She Wore a Kippah, But Not to the Kotel

She wore a kippah as she opened her gemara. We were a somewhat diverse group–I come from an Orthodox background, ...

Survival of the Self: Continuously Cultivating an Independent Identity

Like everyone else, I balance different aspects of my identity: American, Jew, New Yorker, educator, feminist, mother, white, spouse, runner, ...

My Brain is Full! And So Is My Heart.

One of my favorite Gary Larson cartoons features a boy in a classroom, hand raised, as he says: “May I ...

Empowering Bat Mitzvah Girls

A few years ago my family was living in Israel and attending a synagogue near our home. One Shabbat, our ...

Why We Should Separate Civil and Religious Marriage. And Why We Shouldn’t.

Same sex marriage is now the law of the land. The Supreme Court’s ruling last week in Obergefell v. Hodges ...

Cheryl Moch & Cinderella’s Real True Story

This June Keshet is so very excited to be partnering with the Jewish Women’s Archive to celebrate Pride. Each week we will bring ...

Marriage Equality: Our Figurative Promised Land

Tears of joy! “Equal protection under the law” are the words everywhere on my Facebook feed. This is simultaneously a ...

The Supremes Are Singing

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that all couples are entitled to enjoy equal marriage right across ...

To Pride-Goers of My Generation: Have Pride, but Pay Attention

Having “pride” in my humanity means saying “YES” to climate change (the good kind) and dedicating myself to work for ...

I Desperately Want to Know…I am Not Just Asking

I was a 16-year old. My father (56), my younger sister (12) and I were walking home from the movies ...

Queer-Identified, Frum-Identified Jew in a Complicated Relationship with Orthodoxy

This morning The Torch,  a project of JOFA, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, shared the heartwarming story of a family adjusting to ...

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