Yes, We Have a Female Rabbi: Religious Pluralism in Israel
At a recent wedding in Haifa, I met a couple from Nahariya, where I live.
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Reflections on Pride Month
This month, we celebrate LGBT Pride, which occurs every year in June. This month is my fifth year celebrating Pride Month as an out gay man, and this year I have a lot to be proud of.
Don’t Be Afraid to Stand for Change: A Look at Reform Judaism's Big Win in Israel
And they spread an evil report of the land which they had spied out unto the children of Israel, saying: 'The land, through which we have passed to spy it, is a land that devours it inhabitants; and all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature.
"Excuse Me, Are You Jewish?": Why the Lubavitchers Are So Interested in You
While my daughter, Mimi, was walking in a Brooklyn mall recently, pushing her baby in the stroller, she was approached by a modestly dressed girl of about 12 years old. Speaking with a slight accent, the girl asked, “Are you Jewish?”
What Weddings Can Teach Us About Community
Mishpachah (family). K’dushah (holiness). Ahavah (love).
If You Want to Raise Jewish Children, Start Here
Twenty-five years ago, when I was the single mother of two little boys, we had one of those moments that turns into family legend.
Soul Food
A banquet recently held in New York City's historic Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue caught the attention of many foodies.
From Battle to Metaphor: The Meaning of Waterloo in Modern Jewish History
Two hundred years ago sometime after 10 PM on June 18, 1815 the guns at Waterloo fell silent. Of the 76,000 French soldiers who took the field earlier that morning against considerably larger armies of the Seventh Coalition as many as 26,000 lay dead on the blood soaked fields of rural Belgium.
LGBT Pride Month: Do What’s Right and Don’t Make a Fuss
I did not know that June is LGBT Pride Month. I'm not gay, which may or may not be a valid excuse. That being said, gay rights is one of the critical issues in these beginning years of the 21st century.