Partner Blogs
Never/ Yes Again
On June 20th, 2014, Rabbi Ellen Lippmann offered the following words of prayer at the UJA-Federation’s “Community Conversation on LGBTQ Engagement,” ...
¿Cómo te llamas?…How Do Latino Jews Identify?
I’m a Latina Jew. I live in New York City, famous for the diversity of its population; after all, 37 ...
JOFA Kickstarter Celebrates Women Scholars
For millennia, it has been taken for granted that the place for Jewish women was in the home and in ...
What Happens After June?
This past month, we shared stories of LGBT and Jewish Pride.We heard from Jordan, who reflected on how his LGBT identity ...
What Can Southern Jews Teach The Rest of Us About Intermarriage and Outreach?
Usually we think of small, southern communities as being at least a beat behind their larger counterparts, especially when they ...
Corporations Are Not Religious
The Supreme Court gives corporations Freedom of Religion protection. Absurd. At the close of this season’s Supreme Court rulings, the ...
Novels and the Art of the Mauritshuis
Last night, I had the great honor of reading from my new novel, The Anatomy Lesson (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday) inside ...
The Only Five Tips You Need To Write To Your Kids At Camp
The kids are at camp…now what? Time to write them letters! But what do you write? Never fear: here are ...
Tel Aviv Pride Through My Eyes
Shaily Hakiman attended Tel Aviv’s Pride celebration earlier this summer. Today on our blog, she reflects on the experience. To see ...
Country Mouse in the City
I smile. The man stares back at me and I look away, embarrassed. I feel my ears growing hot and ...
The Destination: Israel
I experience the world through Jewish history. I came by it honestly, having been a lifelong avid student of Jewish ...
The Most Important Things to Pack
Jewish camps across North America have opened, or are preparing to open, their gates to over 75,000 happy campers this ...
What Makes These Rabbis Proud?
As Pride month comes to a close, we asked a few rabbis to share their thoughts on their own LGBTQ communities. ...
Bring Back Our Children (And Send Back Those Children?)
I’ve been pushing off writing this post all week. I’ve been hoping that the boys would return home, that the girls would return home, ...
Asher Lev as a Model for Rembrandt
After reading the penultimate draft of my latest novel, The Anatomy Lesson (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday), a trusted reader and one ...