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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 ...
Is the Bar Mitzvah Over?
The simple answer, of course, is no. Bar/Bat Mitzvah is one of the most popular Jewish rituals in the United ...
Strangers and Black Crabs
My husband and I just returned from vacation, which included a stop in the Bahamas. Lucky for us, it rained. ...
What the Bible Says About Mother’s Day
“My husband forgot Mother’s Day flowers, so I had sex with another man.” So wrote an anonymous woman disappointed in ...
An Open Letter to Mom, From Her Gay Son
In honor of Mother’s Day, I wanted to write a letter to my mom thanking her for the actions she ...
How My Good Girl Routine Failed Me
I was born Orthodox. I was raised Orthodox. And without much of a rebellion at all, I slipped into adulthood ...
My Son, My Hero
“Mom!” My sixteen year old son, Sage, announced excitedly to me at a Bat Mitzvah party this past weekend, a ...
Rediscovering Megillat Ruth
Last year I rediscovered Megillat Ruth. On the morning of the second day of Shavuot I joined a closely knit ...