Chaya shares the dark side of the Aliyah honeymoon.
Hevria reached its Indiegogo goal in less than 5 days. That means we have the opportunity to do even more amazing things. Here's our plan.
Stabbing a 16-year-old girl is not what I think G-d thought of when we got the 613 mitzvos. But writing about the inherent holiness of pizza, or sex ed in yeshivas, or Hasidus in an apocalyptic world...
I am flirting with all kinds of life changes and choices, from differing modes of observance. I am surrounding myself with more and more people who make their own way in this liquid Judaism which doesn't need to be Orthodoxy but still has G0d at the core. What is for me?
It’s not that we need single Jewish women to dress in white and dance in the vineyards, where they'll be joined by single Jewish men who’ve reprioritized their superficial values... Actually, that’s not a bad idea. What really needs to happen, however, is that we all seize the magnificent, spiritual opportunity of Tu b’Av, an ancient holiday now all but unknown.
We are failing too many frum boys, and we’re all involved in this failure – wherever we live – until we make the changes needed to better serve the educational needs of each individual child.
To him, the Jewish people was not just a concept. It was not just a yoke. It was a dance that was currently happening and he wanted in. He wanted to be in the hora of Jewish history and Jewish present and he wanted to dance around and videotape people and record their stories.
I miss the days when friends and family members truly opened up about their insecurities, failures, and deep thoughts. Yes, you're adults now, but you can still share your souls.
Today Hevria officially launches our Indiegogo campaign. But the story of how we arrived here begins much earlier, years ago.
The struggle with remaining shomer negiah in a physical world.
