Someone you know is battling for their soul. Are we ready to get real?
There’s a slippery slope between binding, Torah laws, customs, and community norms that attempt to socialize people through fear and control. And lately, this whole thing is bothering me. A lot.
I love intense Facebook conversations, until they turn nasty. Then, my friends, I become an unhappy addict.
G-d does not need us to protect His reputation -- nor to use Him to protect ours.
Someone's gotta teach you the Alef-Bet.
What kind of Jewish education, and for whom, is more vital? More nuanced? More indicative of a thriving Jewish future?
Simply being unapologetically Jewish is a political act.
The world has a big problem with sexuality, and it is manifesting as child sexual abuse, even in religious communities.
I was walking when I saw them. A group of teenagers, seventeen or eighteen, clad in black hats and white shirts, untucked after hours of Friday drinking.