Partner Blogs

Advertisement

What’s the Best Way to Teach Jewish Texts to Adults?

“Should we offer the best classes we can, or teach adults to become independent learners of Jewish texts?”So my memory ...

Football and Values at a Crossroads

As a high school marching band member, I attended every school football game. So, you’d think I could tell you ...

It’s Not Fair!

“It’s not fair!”  If you are like me you have both had this said to you and have said it ...

A Southern Jewish Woman’s Story from 1879 Asks Questions Still Lingering Today

I recently came across a short story titled Miss Magdalena Peanuts, published in the Atlantic Monthly in September, 1879. It ...

Creating an LGBTQ Inclusive Jewish Community

Since 2001, Keshet has been working for the full equality and inclusion of LGBT Jews in Jewish life. Here are ...

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 ...

Renewing Disruptive Innovation

In April, I represented ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal among #tenrabbis joining CLAL co-president Irwin Kula at the TriBeCa Disruptive ...

I Read the News Today… Oh Boy!

Yesterday morning while on the treadmill in the gym, I tuned in to the television to see a brief update ...

Those Who Can, Teach

It’s been a nostalgic week for me. Although I defended my dissertation in June of last year and officially earned ...

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 ...

Listen to me. Think for yourself

“Why didn’t you listen to me,” I heard a mother tell her daughter on their way out of the mall. ...

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 ...

A Real Cuban Mojito

The first time I tasted a mojito, and I mean really tasted a mojito, I was in Havana with my ...

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 ...

Advertisement