Health & Wellness
Personal/History: Teaching the Next Generation about the AIDS Crisis
I spent the evening of November 3rd weeping. I’d been teaching Tony Kushner’s Angels in America to my high school ...
Remembering on World AIDS Day
The AIDS epidemic began slowly, but one by one, members of our synagogue, Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, as well as many ...
For My House Shall Be a House of Prayer for All People
“For my house shall be a house of prayer for all people.” (Isaiah 56:5)We learn from the Torah that God ...
Coming Out to Grandma
I never thought of myself as the type to lie to my grandmother. She’s always been my biggest fan. When ...
Magic is Happening Here
Dylan is 10 years old. He just returned home from eight weeks at Jewish camp. He initially signed up for ...
Coming Out & Combining Names
After 11 years of marriage, my wife Kate and I are finally going to change our last names.I’m a little ...
How to Build a Movement: A Conversation with Shelly Weiss Part 3
Part 3 in this series features Shelly Weiss, the queer, Jewish, genderfluid lifelong political activist and founder of OUTmedia, as ...
How to Build a Movement: A Conversation with Shelly Weiss Part 2
Shelly Weiss, an iconic self-defined queer, Jewish, genderfluid lifelong political activist and founder of OUTmedia, is the subject of this ...
When I Lost Control, I Started to Lose Weight
There are lots of versions of this story, and while it would be just perfect if it were true, its ...
ELI Talks: Comedy, Disability, and the Inclusive Synagogue
After her synagogue did not know how to deal with her Tourette’s syndrome, it was Jewish camp that brought Pam ...
The Work for LGBTQ Equality Continues
This week the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission declared that workplace discrimination against LGBTQ employees is barred, citing Title VII of the ...
Why the Jewish Community Needs to Discuss Sex Trafficking
“Sarah” had a pretty average childhood, growing up in an Orthodox Jewish home in New York City with her mother, ...