Denominations
Jewish and GLBT – the borders are shifting
Last Shabbat, the guest speaker at my congregation, B’nai Israel in Bridgeport, CT, was Rabbi Andrea Myers, author of a ...
Silence and Slavery
My daughter sings in the choir at her Jewish high school. Only her mother can attend the annual concert. I ...
Engaging our Teens
At Congregation B’nai Israel, Bridgeport, CT, I’m blessed with a class of almost 30 eighth graders and we meet weekly ...
A Tale of Two Havdalot
So there we were this past Saturday evening, some 500 people strong, many arm in arm, singing the la, la ...
Are E-Books Kosher?
The post previously appeared on the MyJewishLearning/Jewish Book Council blog.Earlier this week, Wayne Hoffman wrote about a funny thing, the meaning behind ...
Secrets of an Orthodox Matchmaker
Chana Rachel Frumin is the director and founder of the Jerusalem Narrative Family Therapy Institute, where she is a marriage ...
Isaac Harby
Isaac Harby petitioned his synagogue for changes in the Shabbat service, introducing a spirit of reform in American Judaism.
Jane Evans Argues for Ordination of Women Rabbis
Today in Jewish History: April 29, 1957
Amy Eilberg Ordained as First Female Conservative Rabbi
Today in Jewish History: May 12, 1985
Sandy Sasso Ordained as First Female Reconstructionist Rabbi
Today in Jewish History: May 19, 1974