A #longread story: The world finally realized that religion was the source of all their problems. So they outlawed it. This is what happened next.
The not-so-definitive guide for getting past your blocks and to what you really want to be doing
Orthodox Jewish communities hurt and shun many sensitive, vibrant souls who fall beyond traditional gender expectations and identities, but I think they can do better.
Come along with me on a walk through both actual and virtual landscapes and maybe you'll find something, too.
Elad Nehorai takes us on the journey of letting go of an identity, from a change in beliefs to a change in dress, and finally to letting go of a label. (A long read).
Be brave in the face of the unknown. Step forward and receive our communication.
A meditation on the demands of memory, and the roots of personal identity
The road to Jewish observance has felt like a constant process of disillusionment. But it was in that disillusionment that I learned to forge my own path.
I spent a year with Chabad Hasidim in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. I exulted, starkly disagreed, and considered glorious possibilities—often in the same moment.
For thousands of years, we have been exiled and forced out of our land. When we had no alternative or options, lacked the power and organization to enforce the rule of law we had no choice but to live as strangers in Exile. Now we have a country, laws, an army, and independence. We must use the rule of law to regain what is ours, our lands, our cultures, our basic human rights.