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Approaching “Niddah” with Radical Openness
I am learning the laws of niddah, laws that relate to menstruation and sexuality, with a group of women. It has ...
Denominations, Prayer Services, Study
Rosh Hashanah Haftarah: Nehemiah 7:72-:83, 9-11
This alternative Haftarah for Rosh Hashanah used in Reform Judaism describes a Tishrei observance
Celebrate, Eat, Hanukkah, Jewish Recipes, Passover
Latke-Crusted Chicken Breasts
A few years ago my dear friend and fellow food-enthusiast Rachel traveled to the Czech Republic to explore her father’s ...
Gender & Sexuality, Keshet, Live
Queer-Identified, Frum-Identified Jew in a Complicated Relationship with Orthodoxy
This morning The Torch, a project of JOFA, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, shared the heartwarming story of a family adjusting to ...
Impurim
San Francisco, for all that city’s rent chaos and interweb madness, still has one of the most productive, experimental, and ...
Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakk
They struggled to reconcile the words of earlier prophets.
Celebrate, Desserts, Eat, Hanukkah, Interfaith, Jewish Recipes, Keeping Kosher
Bourbon Pecan and Chocolate Gelt Pie
Wondering what to do with all your leftover gelt after making the DIY Thanksgivukkah table runner? I’ve got the perfect ...
Israel, Mixed Multitudes, Study
Protestors Get Smart–And Mean
We haven’t written much about it on this blog, but in the past year in Israel there have been a ...
Jewish Food Tourney: # 8 Brisket vs #9 Sufganiyot
We had our first upset yesterday. #10 Gefilte Fish beat #7 Hamentashen. I was so excited I had trouble falling ...