Genesis
The Cruelty of a Cheeseburger
This week’s Torah portion commands us to swear off cheeseburgers. Well not exactly. It was the rabbis that created the ...
Hints of “Queerness” from Our Ancestors, Our Sages, and Our God
Rabbi Lisa Edwards, of Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC), offered these words last week as leaders from day schools across Los Angeles ...
Abraham is From Mars, Sarah is From Venus
Sarah our Matriarch passes from the world in this week’s Torah Portion, Hayei Sarah. It is a good opportunity to ...
Sarah and the Struggle of the Barren Identity
This week, I’d like to focus on the self, not as the observer, but as the observed. Not when we ...
Parashat Noach: Apres le Deluge: Moi
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...
The Ultimate Sacrifice: James Goodman on Abraham and the Binding of Isaac
Many people ask me, “What’s a nice guy like you doing in a field like this?” By which they mean: ...
Transgendered Hearts: Abraham, Sarah and Isaac
The Torah is strewn with transgendered hearts. How can that be true? The Torah, as we know, is not written ...
Parashat Vayechi: Uncovering Joseph’s Bones
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...
Joseph: Liberation of a Soul
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...
Parashat Miketz: The Bumpy Road to High-Drama Holiness
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...