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Peace Boots
The morning after: Having arrived at Genesis 18:23 with my 9th graders, it seemed like the only thing to do ...
Silver & Gold Study Buddies
My Jewish life has always been active. I became a Bat Mitzvah right on time, inherited the position of cantorial ...
Do you love me, or not?
Towards the beginning of the Tractate Berachot (27b-28a) in the Talmud, there is a story about Rabban Gamaliel (the second ...
My Havruta and I Disagree on Everything — and That’s a Good Thing
We don't agree on politics and we don't agree on religion, and we talk about them all the time.
Exceeded Expectations
There is a famous story in the Talmud that describes several rabbis arguing about whether a fellow’s oven is fit ...
Embracing Challenges
I have a weak knee, which may someday need to be replaced. I know the single most important thing I ...
An Open Letter to Tom and Transgender Teens Everywhere
Last week the story of Tom Chai Sosnik, a teenager that came out as transgender at Tehiyah Day School, his ...
What Matters is You (Not if the Dress is Black & Blue or White & Gold)
Last weekend a group of 60+ LGBTQ and ally teens joined together for the 4th annual Keshet/Hazon LGBTQ & Ally ...
We Are The Light: What Parshat Tetzavah Teaches Us About Coming Out
Last weekend a group of 60+ LGBTQ and ally teens joined together for the 4th annual Keshet/Hazon LGBTQ & Ally ...
Our Ten Most Popular Posts of 2014
With the first month of 2015 behind us, we thought we’d share our most popular blog posts of the past ...