Partnership Minyan
Hitting a Creative Wall
I didn’t mind the mechitza at first. The wall—more frequently a short partition—separating men and women in ritual spaces was ...
If Not Now, When? Making Up for Lost Time
As I flick through the pages of my pocket prayer book deliberating over which tunes to pick for Lecha Dodi ...
A New Purim Hero?
This year on Purim, several minyanim in the U.S. and in Israel will be reading the Megillah with a twist. ...
One Student’s Ordination Affects Us All
Yeshiva University’s recent decision to withhold semicha (rabbinic ordination) from one of its about-to-graduate rabbis because of his participation in ...
A Feminist Ryan Gosling for the Shomer-Shabbos Crowd
Inspired by the ubiquitous Venmo ads on the NYC Subway, comedian and former yeshiva student Eitan Levine came up with ...
“Ich bin ein JOFA-nik!”
If I ever had a rabbi, Ruth Calderon would be her. I only ever saw Calderon once, on Youtube, as ...
Limmud-Gate and Learning to Debate With Love
The following d’var torah was given by Lindsay Simmonds at the first UK partnership minyan in November. To find out ...
Partners in Prayer: A Recipe for Success
A new partnership minyan was recently formed in Hampstead in North-West London. Here, two of the founders, Beverly Paris and ...