2013
Schmekel: 100% Trans Jews
They invented the term 100% trans Jewcore, and as Schmekel they are rocking our world! Keshet caught up with the ...
What An Attempted Burglary Taught Me
There is a real difference between counseling an individual who has experienced a traumatic moment and experiencing a traumatic moment ...
Djewess Unchained
Sometime back in my childhood, I got the idea that it was “nicer” to say “I’m Jewish” than “I’m a ...
Hand me my tiara, please
As a rabbi and an activist, I often get called upon to speak at interfaith events of various sorts. Over ...
The Ongoing Legacy of Heather and her Mommies
A girl, her two moms, and the woman who created this now famous bookWhen Heather Has Two Mommies, a children’s ...
Hearing the Women’s Songs—in Torah and in “The Big Sleep”
Although I live in California, I don’t share the New Age belief that there are no coincidences. I think many ...
Denouncing Germany’s Haman from Harlan, Kentucky
Few places in America are more remote than southeastern Kentucky. Back in the early 20th century, a handful of Jewish ...
The Beauty of Broken English
I thought I had entered completely into the world of my novel: Boyle Heights in the 1920s and 30s, when ...
Everything is Rent
“Everything is rent.” – Rent, by Jonathan LarsonThis week our Jewish high school put on a production of Rent, a ...
From Georgia to Jerusalem in 6 Easy Steps: Sending Prayers to the Western Wall
By ISJL Education Fellow Dan RingThe ISJL Education Curriculum addresses Israel in many ways at various grade levels. The fifth ...