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Meeting the Shoe Lady of Denver
Meeting Ranya Kelly for the first time you would never guess that this quiet petite woman once brought a major ...
What Matters is You (Not if the Dress is Black & Blue or White & Gold)
Last weekend a group of 60+ LGBTQ and ally teens joined together for the 4th annual Keshet/Hazon LGBTQ & Ally ...
Dressing Up As Vashti
Little girls don’t usually dress up as Vashti for Purim. Esther is the heroine, after all, and those poofy princess ...
Finding Strength in Community & The Story of Purim
The first time I really dug into the story of Purim was actually also the first time I thought I ...
At Purim, We Shall Overcome
This past week I had the pleasure of attending the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference. With inspiring speakers, ...
We Are The Light: What Parshat Tetzavah Teaches Us About Coming Out
Last weekend a group of 60+ LGBTQ and ally teens joined together for the 4th annual Keshet/Hazon LGBTQ & Ally ...
Bat Mitzvah Girl Speaks Volumes, Without Saying a Word
If I close my eyes and sit quietly, I can still picture the expression on her face. My breath catches ...
Will There Be One Jewish People?
I have been thinking a lot again recently about the correspondence between one of the great Orthodox luminaries of the ...
Marriage: A Political Act, A Religious Endeavor, A Chance to Celebrate Love
Transplants to California from the Midwest and East Coast, we found each other in the Bay Area. Melissa, a minister in ...
Birth Control – Emphasis on Control
I can clearly remember where I was sitting, in the midst of my Bible class during my final semester at ...
Different
Difference is part of life. This is true for everyone, but particularly the case when disability is part of our ...
Making Up for a Skipped Bat Mitzvah
Last month, my daughter celebrated her Bat Mitzvah. In the months before her Bat Mitzvah we moved from the Boston-area ...