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A Daughter’s Response to “Mincha in the Midwest”
This past Simchat Torah, my mother began planning her synagogue’s first women’s mincha, afternoon service. She was inspired by the ...
The Rabbi, The Pastor and the Torah of Mankind
The baggage claim at the airport in Gondar, Ethiopia is still by far the most humorous way I have yet ...
Open Hearts/Open Doors
More years ago than I care to admit, I was a camper at the JCC Camps at Medford in Medford, ...
Mincha in the Midwest
This past Shabbat as I walked to synagogue for mincha, afternoon services, I was thinking about how I would introduce ...
Being Single on Valentine’s Day
This month, in honor of Valentine’s Day, Keshet is sharing love stories. We heard about a proposal at a Pride Parade from Aden and ...
Parenting an Openly Gay Orthodox Teen
In this post from Kveller, Elana Altzman reflects on her family’s journey when her oldest son came out. You can read ...
The Case for Camp Inclusion
Originally posted on eJewishPhilanthropy.comThere’s no denying the rich, joyous, and stimulating experience of Jewish summer camp; research proves it contributes ...
New Podcast Discusses the Intersection of Sex and Halakha
The first episode of “The Joy of Text” may make you blush. If it does, you’re likely its target audience. ...
Towards a More Inclusive Judaism: Bridging the Distance
I can trace my choice not to go to rabbinical school to a particular moment in time. Rabbi Matthew Cutler ...
On Love and Parenting
This month, in honor of Valentine’s Day, we are sharing love stories. We kicked things off with a two part series ...
Inclusion at Jewish Camp Is Our Jewish Responsibility
Jewish camp is a place where each child has the ability to make their own Jewish choices and learn what ...
JOFA Campus Leaders Shabbaton: A Weekend of Solidarity
The experience of being a self-identifying Orthodox Feminist Jewish woman on a college campus can be simultaneously empowering and alienating. ...