gender
What the Four Children Can Teach us about Gender Fluidity
What the Four Children Can Teach us about Gender FluidityBy Rabbi Jesse M. OlitzkyQ: We are taught to ask questions ...
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 ...
What I Want For Validity
The week before I wrote this poem I was having a discussion with my mother about how I presented my gender ...
The Rebbetzin-Part 2
The following Thursday was Rosh Chodesh. All the women of the town and many visitors filled the kitchen and hallways ...
The Place Where I Belong
My 10-year-old son, Micah, came home from school earlier this week humming a familiar tune. “The Place Where I Belong” by ...
New SUPERGIRL Documentary Breaks Gender Norms, Lifts People’s Spirits
In January of 2013 I came across an article in the Jewish Daily Forward that read: “The strongest girl in ...
Pronouns as a Jewish Value
Preferred Gender Pronouns: a phrase that confuses people who haven’t heard it before. To many, pronouns seem fixed. How could ...
A Bat Mitzvah Gives Voice to a Woman in Science
While the model is generally that students learn from teachers, yesterday I was reminded that teachers learn from students as ...
Uniforms, Unity, Dress Codes, and Discord: The Context of the Debate
My daughter is thrilled to start wearing a uniform next year, and frankly, I share her enthusiasm. At her Bais ...