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An Orthodox-Friendly, Egalitarian Bencher: Something Old, Something Very New
With great fanfare, David Zvi Kalman and Joshua Schwartz announced their production of a new, “egalitarian and queer-inclusive” bencher, Seder ...
Celebrate, Eat, Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashanah Food
Rosh Hashanah Customs
How to celebrate the Jewish New Year at home.
Conversion, JOFA's Torch, Live, Women & Feminism
Navigating Orthodox Conversion with a Feminist Sensibility
I was 75 percent Jewish, I told the Orthodox rabbi, my paternal grandparents and one maternal grandparent were all Jewish. “So, you’re not Jewish,” he replied.
Celebrate, Israel, JOFA's Torch, Pray, Study, Sukkot, Women & Feminism
To Feel More Connected, Get Physically Closer to the Torah
When you see an adorable baby, a stunning gem, or an intricately illustrated medieval Hagaddah, don’t you feel a yearning to ...
Celebrate, JOFA's Torch, Live, Purim, Women & Feminism
Women’s Megillah Reading in a Small Town–Some Tips From Our 5th Year
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — we are the capital city of the Commonwealth. No, Pennsylvania’s capital is not in Philadelphia. Several years ago ...
Beliefs & Practices, Live, Mixed Multitudes
Is Separate Seating Offensive?
An English MP named Jim Fitzpatrick was invited to a constituent’s wedding last night, and he and his wife attended, ...
Beliefs & Practices, Gender & Sexuality
Menstruation and “Family Purity” (Taharat Ha-Mishpacha)
An act of will is required to turn our thoughts back to the sacred after a bodily event has focused our attention on the very physical here-and-now.
The Pathos of Exodus: What Hollywood Blockbusters Have To Do With Ferguson and Giving Tuesday
My boys are getting psyched for the upcoming release of the blockbuster Exodus: Gods And Kings . Exodus promises to ...
Ordinary German Citizens During WWII
“It is obvious that the war which Hitler and his accomplices waged was a war not only against Jewish men, ...