Bad treatment brings challenge, adventure, and humor if you open your mind.
I regret those words as soon as I think them. But it’s true.
Most Jewish communities, whether Orthodox, secular, or somewhere in between, silence something key to my mind or my soul. I dream of a place to call home.
For so many years I defined myself by standing out, by being iconoclastic. How did I become a person who wants to look like everyone else?
I gave birth to a rich afterlife realm. Judgment, adventure, insight, amazement... it's all there.
A meditation on the demands of memory, and the roots of personal identity
What do you do when you have a horrible singing voice but you love to sing? You have a baby.
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.
Jewish monastic communities could offer warm, exhilarating homes to many who seek a comfortable niche. Let's build them.
