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“All that is thought should not be said, all that is said should not be written, all that is written ...

As I began the long trek down to Mississippi a few weeks ago, I found my mind constantly wandering into ...

All this week, we’re deeply engaged in the Mississippi Freedom Summer 50 events taking place in Jackson, Mississippi.We’ll be sharing ...

“Yes,” I told the baffled American immigration official, “I was in Belarus for a roots trip.” But this in no ...

“If this is supposed to be such a great experience for her, why do I have such a pit in ...

While on the surface, the last two posts on this blog from my colleagues, Laura Duhan Kaplan and Joshua Ratner, are about ...

A new issue of the JOFA Journal will soon be in our subscribers’ mailboxes; its theme is Orthodox women in ...

Recently, a journalist who was interviewing me asked me to describe what it felt like to be a Jewish New ...

As summer approaches and we gear up for another terrific session of Camp Be’chol Lashon, I keep thinking about all ...

“Who are you and what have you done with my child?”You might be surprised how many parents of teens feel ...

I was biking recently in the foothills of the San Jacinto mountains in southern California, and I found myself far ...

Alexandra Kohl attended the Keshet/Hazon LGBTQ and Ally Teen Shabbaton this April. In the spirit of Pride month, she is sharing a bit ...

On Sunday I helped organize a rally at our JCC in support of the three teenagers, Naftali Fraenkel, Eyal Yifrach, ...

I never intended to write novels.I also never intended to write for The New York Times. When I was 17, I ...

Pride and community go hand in hand. For a good part of my life, I didn’t have much of either.I ...