Gender & Sexuality

There it sat and it had sat for a very long time. We felt exhausted, vulnerable, and full of anxiety. ...

“The whole earth trembles and dances when the God of freedom appears.” (Psalm 114)Reading Stephen Mitchell‘s rendering of psalms always makes ...

We mark time, Jewishly, through the cycle of the Jewish calendar and holidays. Each month and holiday poses questions for ...

I went shopping for a new tallit (prayer shawl) at two competing Boston Judaica shops last week. In both stores I ...

Or Shalom, Vancouver’s East-Side Shul, the synagogue I serve as spiritual leader, is a community of 200 households that has ...

When I began my position as Director of Rabbinic Services at the Institute of Southern Jewish Life just over two years ...

Yesterday I read two articles, one called On the Invisibility of Middle-Aged Women, and the second called, Mom’s Invisible Hand:What ...

With the deplorable situation in Santa Clara (the Stanford rape case), there has recently been a media focus on rape. ...

The most recent episode of “The Joy of Text” podcast featured a discussion on the time period when couples are ...

I received a hate call two weeks ago. It came right after I had had the honor of offering an ...

In 2006, at age 23, I went to a gay bar for the first time.I went by myself, because I ...

It’s about time. That is the overwhelming thought that I have as I read statements from one national Jewish organization ...