LGBTQ
We’re Here, We’re Queer, We Made Cholent!
[A digital rendering of this originally hand-written epistolary blog post can be found here.]June 19, 2015Hello and Happy Pride Month!I ...
Supporting My Gay Son
This morning The Torch, a project of JOFA, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, shared the heartwarming story of a family adjusting to ...
An Open Letter to Mom, From Her Gay Son
In honor of Mother’s Day, I wanted to write a letter to my mom thanking her for the actions she ...
Coming Out and Coming Home to My Jewish Sleepaway Camp
I first thought that I might be different when I was in sixth grade.I went to Jewish day school, and ...
How I Learned to Do More Than Just “Accept” Same-Sex Relationships
I am not quite sure when I first started to understand the notion of homosexuality. When Billie Jean King was ...
Walking the Walk: On Welcoming a Transgender Bunk Counselor
This summer, Habonim Dror Camp Na’aleh did something unprecedented at Jewish camp – we had a transgender bunk counselor. At ...
Inclusion is a Jewish Imperative
Why do you try to be so inclusive? It’s OBVIOUS that you are liberal because you care about these marginalized ...