Orthodox
Patrilineal Descent: Why This Rabbi Feels No Angst
This past week, two of my Rabbis Without Borders colleagues have shared their perspectives and struggles with the religious identities ...
Patrilineal Jewish Descent: An Open Orthodox Approach
This week there has been much conversation online and offline on the Jewish status of people of patrilineal Jewish descent. ...
Pride and Pain in the Orthodox World
“There was a deep sense of comfort, of relief, of finally feeling like we could be ourselves.” “I was amazed ...
Orthodox Parents, United by Love of Torah… and Our LGBT Children
A series by Jewish moms and dads with LGBTQ children. When a child comes out, a coming out process begins ...
Modeling Respect on Lag B’Omer
According to Jewish Law it is the practice to refrain from getting married between Passover and Shavuot – until Lag B’Omer ...
Change from the Balcony
Today’s post features more Jewish history from Kentucky, the most recent state completed in our Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. When ...
Follow the Talmud or a Jewish Sharia?
No American Jew could have experienced a more inspiring introduction to Israel that I did upon arriving in darkness aboard ...
Releasing Your Burden: The Eshel Shabbaton
As we’ve explored in earlier posts by and about Orthodox Jews who are also LGBTQ (including a round-up of blogs, ...
Living Inclusion: Why our Orthodox Synagogue Hosted an LGBT Training Institute
Judaism is the great religion of welcome. The root of our faith is modeled on the actions of our forefathers ...
Gay, Orthodox, and on the Internet
The Internet has proven to be a powerful resource for the LGBTQ community, and especially so for those members who ...