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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 ...

Memory and Desire

 “April is the cruellest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory and desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain.” —T.S. ...

Modesty – How Everyone Gets It Wrong, and Why We Need to Get it Right

The use of tzniut, modesty, as a cudgel against Jewish women has been well documented in the JOFA Journal, conferences, ...

In My Lifetime I Will Have Rights: Marriage Equality & Beyond

Frankie, a college sophomore from Indiana, has been a leader and participant at the Keshet/Hazon LGBTQ & Ally Teen Shabbaton ...

Six Stories of Marriage Equality

Next Tuesday, April 28th, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on marriage equality. The outcome, which will most likely occur ...

Are We Clean Enough?

This week’s Torah portion, Tazriah, includes the stipulation that, following the birth of a child, a mother must separate herself ...

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