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Beliefs & Practices, Health & Wellness, Jewish Bioethics, Jewish Ethics, Live, Mourning Rituals, Study
Jewish Views on Organ Donation
Jewish views on organ donation are overridden by a single halakhic (legal) concept: pikuach nefesh—the Jewish obligation to save lives.
Gender & Sexuality, God, Israel, Keshet, Live, Study
Queer, Trans*, and In Israel
Living in Israel, for me, meant mastering the art of feigning ignorance. “Ani lo mevin, ani lo mevin. Rak midaber ...
Who Needs Camp? I’m Guessing Me.
While I enjoy being in the water, backyard swimming pools mostly, I’ve had less success being on it. This is ...
Yes, Go Forth. But Don’t Forget To Smash the Idols.
Last week’s election prompted strong reaction and reflection from the Jewish community. With a majority of Jews supporting the Democratic ...
Disability, JOFA's Torch, Live, Weddings & Marriage, Women & Feminism
Marching for My Mom, the Agunah
Last Sunday, March 22nd, a march was held in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY in order to raise awareness of the ...
Israel, Jewish Texts, Rabbis Without Borders, Study, Talmud
Hillel, Comma, Open, and Beit Shammai
Once again HIllel has found itself in the news due to several recent events: Eric Fingerhut’s refusal to speak at ...
Celebrate, JOFA's Torch, Live, More Holidays, Tisha B'Av, Women & Feminism
For Tisha B’Av, A Feminist Reading of Lamentations
For those of us engaged in the lifelong passion and struggle of learning Torah with a feminist consciousness, writing it ...
Israel, Mixed Multitudes, Study
Standing on Masada
The REALITY Israel Experience is a unique leadership development opportunity for selected Teach For America corps members to spend 10 ...
When I Lost My Mother, My Southern Jewish Community Surrounded Me
November 15 is Children's Grief Awareness Day
Living, Not Dying
Faced with this choice:1. Vaccinations and x-rays every six months. She could live another five years if it works. If ...