Group superiority is not my thing. I prefer to see every soul's stunning potential.
From Hasidic questioners to rebellious nuns and priests, limit-pushers within tight-knit groups have a special camaraderie. I'm jealous.
Vchol Karnei is a traditional, lively Chabad niggun that gives voice to the Psalmist. This is our take on it.
"Tzohar Seminary is about teaching the girls to use their talents to express what they learn. The act of creation, creativity itself is holy."
What it's like to believe in something that so many on both "sides" see as contradictory. And why I think it's that very fact that makes it so wonderful.
Would I really rather be mistaken for a Hipster than a Hasid?
I've never understood the vast appeal of sex, flirting, and the like. Because of this, the world can feel confusing and strange. Still, I hesitate to label myself "asexual": the term seems too clinical for my freewheeling spirit.
I had just arrived from Israel. I was scared to wear a kippah. My rabbi disagreed. But it was renting a car that changed everything for me.
The days of black and white definitions are gone. We are colorful, dynamic and full of texture -- and our connection to Gd defies all bins.
