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Who Are the Patriarchs and Matriarchs?
The forefathers and foremothers of the Jewish people.
Gender & Sexuality, Live, Women & Feminism
Judaism on Prostitution
Most traditional Jewish sources condemn trafficking and prostitution, but some of the messages are mixed.
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Ethics
Visiting the Sick: Bikkur Cholim
The importance of this act is emphasized in daily prayers.
Celebrate, JOFA's Torch, Women & Feminism
Double Booked: If It’s Good Enough for the Matriarchs
This post originally appeared on the Religious Action Center’s blog and has been reprinted here with permission.—In a recent conversation ...
Beliefs & Practices, Live, Mixed Multitudes
Limmud NY 2010: Drinking, Sex, and Megillat Esther
Shabbat is over at Limmud NY, and once again I’m skipping the big havdalah event to write up some quick ...
Making the Bible PG: How Children’s Bibles Differ
Ellen Frankel is the author of the JPS Illustrated Children’s Bible, as well as the Editor-in-Chief and CEO of the ...
Disability, Gender & Sexuality, Keshet, Live
Hints of “Queerness” from Our Ancestors, Our Sages, and Our God
Rabbi Lisa Edwards, of Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC), offered these words last week as leaders from day schools across Los Angeles ...
God Was In That Text
It is important to seek God in times of fortune, and to hear the divine voice in our texts.