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There’s a serious side to Purim costumes and masquerades: Who do we want to be? Who do we want our ...

Today is Share the Word to End the Word Day. The word “retard” that is.It was once acceptable to use ...

When you think “Salem, Massachusetts” understanding and equality probably aren’t the first things that come to mind.  My guess is ...

Purim for Jews is a public riot, but in our family we celebrate Purim quietly.  My brother Daniel can’t hear and our ...

I recently had the privilege of listening to Professor Ron Wolfson give several talks to my community about his new ...

Despite its air of frivolity, or perhaps because of it, the upcoming Jewish holiday of Purim offers the opportunity to ...

In the late 1970s, my Uncle Eric Rofes marched in a gay pride parade in the Boston area with a ...

This morning, my friend and co-worker Nonnie asked me if I had seen the Oscars. I told her I had ...

There’s nothing like old friends. They connect us with our past, remind us of the continuity of our life, embrace ...

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...

Clothing is on my mind. Not because I’m a superficial person, but because fabric art has been featured in the ...

Yeshiva University’s recent decision to withhold semicha (rabbinic ordination) from one of its about-to-graduate rabbis because of his participation in ...

The parades of Mardi Gras are a communal event. It isn’t unusual for folks to begin gathering in their favorite ...

“Nevertheless, we followed the advice from every magazine editor who told us that rankings matter: if you want people to ...

We have much to lift our spirits and much to concern us in the attention paid to young women laying ...