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A Holiday of Reconciliation
Just before Sukkot began, news came out of a prominent Conservative rabbi who came out to his congregation as gay. ...
Rabbi Thrown Out Of Jackson Restaurant: The Real Story
“Did you hear about the rabbi getting thrown out of a Jackson restaurant?”Everyone at our office has been asked that ...
Finding Jewish Camelot
Celebrating Sukkot on the Canadian shores of Lake Ontario, as I did as a child, was fraught with complications. Evening ...
Interfaith Collaboration: A Southern Tradition
This past week, two of my co-workers and I attended an interesting lecture by Reverend Ben Matin at Millsaps College, ...
Sleepless in North Georgia: This Is What Happens When Jews Convene
I took a look at my cell phone clock, which read 7:05 AM. I was incredibly sleepy, but not because ...
Is Your Hillel Inclusive?
As students return to college campuses, now is a great time to be thinking about how LGBTQ inclusive your Hillel ...
Inclusion: Do We Really Really Want You?
There is an old rabbinic tale of Hillel and Shammai, the rabbinic leaders of their generation. A would-be convert comes ...
Reflecting to Look Forward
The summer Torah portion, Matot, opens with Moses giving the following instructions to the Israelite tribal heads: “If a man ...
Commanded to Dis/Connect
A few weeks ago, I celebrated the marriage of two dear friends. Along with the biological and chosen families of ...
“Is That A Cross On Your License Plate, Rabbi?”
“Um, Rabbi? Don’t you feel a little bit weird with a cross on the back of your car?”I fielded this ...