marriage

What Happens When Pride Month Ends?

I’m still reeling from yesterday’s amazing news. And I’m so incredibly proud and inspired to see so many LGBTQ Jews ...

Mazel Tov! DOMA and Prop 8 are struck down

Two years ago this summer, I stood under a chuppah (marriage canopy) with my wife. Because we live in Massachusetts, ...

Overturning DOMA and the blessing of being seen

This morning I waited until the Supreme Court convened before posting here. Elation is the feeling that many of us ...

Interfaith families bringing new realities to Jewish communal life

I’m a big fan of Julie Weiner’s blog at The Jewish Week.  It’s one of those blogs that I read ...

The Torah of second chances

A couple of years ago, after several years of trying to get all the way through the counting of the ...

What is the Story?

The Mothers is the first book I’ve written that does not primarily consist of Jewish characters. It’s a little weird that ...

Somebody’s Getting Married… Under the Chuppah!

Only this Jewish woman – this devoted, active, works-in-the Jewish community Jewish woman! – would meet and marry a man named ...

Let’s Get Real About Marriage and Parenting

“Being a diplomat is no career for a woman who wants to have a family,” said the consul.“By the time ...

Mock Jewish Divorce

It’s become almost a cliche program at American Jewish summer camps. The mock Jewish wedding teaches kids, through an interactive ...

A new face of interfaith marriage

In the past couple of weeks I’ve had some very interesting enquiries from couples seeking to be married by a ...