Partner Blogs
Have We Forgotten Yitzhak Rabin Already?
Last night I sat among 850 supporters of Israel and its Israel Defense Forces at the annual Friends of the ...
What Can Zionism Teach Us On Election Day?
Today likely is going to be a rough day for liberals. Election prognosticators are predicting that Republicans will win enough ...
Vote: You Owe It to Your Jewish & LGBT Communities
There’s a good chance that you’re reading this while waiting in line at your local polling place. Or, perhaps you’ve ...
African-Born Rabbi and Activist Dies
Be’chol Lashon mourns the passing of Rabbi Hailu Paris, a native of Ethiopia who lived most of his life in ...
My Many Southern Jewish Families
For my family, like many Jewish families, holidays play an important role in our life. Holidays are the times when ...
The World’s Most Contested Religious Site
“The world’s most contested religious site.”So says the New York Times about the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, claimed as a ...
Forget the Man, Fix the System
This week marks the fifteenth anniversary of my conversion to Judaism.As for so many others, my process of entering into ...
A Bat Mitzvah Hand-Me-Down
I wore a white eyelet dress for my 1971 bat mitzvah. My mom bought it at a discount shop on ...
Can Daylight Savings Shed Light on Energy Poverty?
For many, the end of Daylight Savings Time is associated with an extra luxurious hour of sleep. Since modern electricity mitigates ...
Delightful New Videos for All Your Jewish Lifecycle Needs
We are tickled to announce that our friends at G-dcast have just released a series of adorable new animated shorts all ...
Lot, the Subjective Stranger: A Call for Diversity
“Is she converting?”“Clearly, she is not from around here, I wonder if she is even Jewish.”“She must be someone’s nanny…”These ...
The Coming Out Process
In honor of National Coming Out Day, Keshet will be sharing and celebrating coming out stories throughout the month of October. ...
Tomorrow Night
I am supposed to go to the mikveh tomorrow night.The mikveh and I have never been friends; the first time I immersed, ...
The Jewish Duty to Vote
Election Day in the U.S. is coming. How will being Jewish shape your choice whether to vote?This November, Americans will elect ...
No Trick, All Treat: Halloween Isn’t Bad for The Jews
Today’s guest post is from our friend (and one of our favorite scholars!) Dr. Joel M. Hoffman. Last year, we ...