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Amanda Simpson: The First Transgender Individual to Hold An Executive Position

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

(Rock) Climbing to the World to Come

A few months ago, even though I’m afraid of heights, I joined the local rock gym. No, I had never ...

Wandering Jewess

Jew. Woman. American. Those three attributes are as intrinsic to my identity as my own name.  A close fourth would ...

It’s Wedding Season!

As May rolls along, one thing is very clear: wedding season is here.With so many positive steps towards marriage equality ...

The Wilderness of Sinai

Bamidbar is my daughter Elena’s bat mitzvah portion. As she was approaching bat mitzvah, fifteen years ago, my father was ...

Two Women Make a Quorum

As I wrote in The Torch last fall, I started attending the early morning minyan at my synagogue with the ...

Why I Did a 180 on “Kosher Soul”

A friend tipped me off to a new reality TV show that was about to begin publicizing its pilot episode. ...

How Will Your Jewish Organization Celebrate Pride Month?

 June is Pride Month, and it’s one of the best opportunities of the year for visibly demonstrating your institution’s commitment ...

How to Welcome the Stranger: A Modern Midrash

1 in 6 contemporary Jews are new to Judaism. How are we supposed to welcome these converts? Rabbi Juan Mejia, a ...

It’s Okay to Leave

Megillat Ruth is named for the heroine Ruth, who clung to Naomi in what the tradition has perceived as an ...

Hello, Labels: Creating a Feminist Orthodox Wedding

The night before my wedding, as I was falling asleep, I realized that my fiance and I hadn’t discussed whether ...

Uniforms, Unity, Dress Codes, and Discord: The Context of the Debate

My daughter is thrilled to start wearing a uniform next year, and frankly, I share her enthusiasm. At her Bais ...

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