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Sharing My Shabbat Table
One of the most empowering things I have done since living on my own as an Orthodox Jewish “single” is ...
Fighting Cancer The Southern & Jewish Way
Two months ago, something unexpected happened: I found out that I had stage three cancer.Since then, my life has been ...
The Visibility Engine
Yesterday I read two articles, one called On the Invisibility of Middle-Aged Women, and the second called, Mom’s Invisible Hand:What ...
Race: Pushing Myself & the Jewish Community
“Everyone has a different tolerance for complexity.” This is a concept that was introduced to me in anticipation of adopting ...
Summer Hours
Are you one of those people who envies teachers for having summers off? It’s okay…I used to be like you, because ...
Playing Jewish Geography in the Deep South
Jewish geography is a game often played when Jews meet each other for the first time and try to identify ...
Being Terrified, But Never Terrorized, In an LGBTQ Nightclub
In 2006, at age 23, I went to a gay bar for the first time.I went by myself, because I ...
From a Rabbi, An Open Letter to People Who Are LGBTQ
It is now four days since the heinous attack in Orlando. In the world of cable news, an eternity has ...
Orlando, Or-Anywhere
In the South, we often joke that central and southern Florida are just a little south of Manhattan – i.e., ...
In the Wake of Orlando, An Open Letter to LGBTQ Teens Everywhere
The last 72 hours are a study in contrast on what it means to be human. Jews across the world ...