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When Creativity and Faith Collide
Growing up as the daughter of two teachers, my parents encouraged me to read every kind of book that I ...
Sukkot: A Time (and Place) for Welcoming
When Kathryn Macias joined the Boston Jewish community in the Keshet Sukkah this past week, she shared her thoughts on what it means to ...
What’s YOUR Legacy?
There’s an old joke about a rabbi, a priest, and a minister. The three leaders are speaking on a panel ...
A Holiday of Reconciliation
Just before Sukkot began, news came out of a prominent Conservative rabbi who came out to his congregation as gay. ...
Gluten-Free Indian Treats Sweeten Torah Celebration
I was born and raised in a traditional Jewish family in India. My father Dr. Samuel Solomon was a professor ...
Praying on Display: Learning to Pray All Over Again
I have always derived great pleasure from personal prayer during worship services. Spirituality is core to my identity; the journey ...
Can We Be Commanded to Be Happy?
Tonight begins the 8-day festival of Sukkot (7 days in Israel and in the American Reform movement). One of the ...
What Does a Southern & Jewish Sukkot Parody Look Like?
You know that song that’s been playing on the radio? That one with the really catchy tune that you just ...
Ask Asher: Coming Out
Have a question about LGBTQ life? Jewish life? LGBTQ Jewish Life? Ask Asher! Send your questions to AskAsher@keshetonline.org and you might be featured ...
Sukkot and Home
Shana tova and chag sameach! The Jewish fall calendar is full of celebration and festivities and one of my favorites ...
Putting God On The Geirut List
I recently had the privilege of serving on a Beit Din (Rabbinic Court) for an individual who was converting to ...
Everyday I Come Out for my Child
Rabbi Ari Moffic, the Director of InterfaithFamily/Chicago, is a member of the Chicago Chapter of the Keshet Parent & Family Connection ...
Eating Ashkenazi-Sephardi Style at Sukkot
Sukkot appears to be one holiday in which the Moroccan and Ashkenazic customs and rituals are fairly similar. We both ...
Yom Kippur is Finished: Will Your Seat Be Empty Until Next Year?
The majesty and transcendence of the High Holidays are behind us. Rosh Hashanah with its coronation of God and Yom ...
The Season of Our Newborn Joy
At the end of the Day of Atonement we petition: “Breathe into me of Your spirit, and I will live ...