Reform Jewish Movement Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Proposition 8
Pelavin: "We believe the law should treat each individual equally, affording every American the same rights and responsibilities, including the right to civil marriage."
To Gov. Bryant: Veto Mississippi's HB 1523
To Gov. Deal: Veto Georgia's HB 757
12 Rituals You May See at a Jewish Wedding
Galilee Diary: Under the Chuppah with a "Ceremony Facilitator"?
Recently, we attended still another wedding not conducted by a rabbi, but by a friend of the couple, or by a freelance “ceremony facilitator.” Although such ceremonies are not recognized by the population registry, and thus have no legal standing, the ways around this obstacle have gotten easier in recent years.
Saperstein's Letter to Obama Addresses an Era of Great Challenge and Opportunity
"In this time of economic upheaval and military challenges, the pursuit of justice is more urgent than ever."
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Speaking Out Against North Carolina's H.B. 2
On Wednesday, March 23, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed H.B. 2 into law. This wide-sweeping legislation puts into place broad anti-LGBT provisions.
Why I Camped Out at 2:30 AM to Watch Supreme Court Oral Arguments
Monday, June 25th, 1:00 AM
My alarm disrupts the silence, and in my sleepy, disoriented stupor I think it must be a mistake.
The Best Wedding Gift: Justice for Non-Orthodox Jews in Israel
As our wedding present to Dinah and Roi, the Israel Religious Action Center will be filing a lawsuit on their behalf against Sh’vilei Or mikveh for unlawful discrimination in public accommodations. We will demand 50,000 shekel in statutory damages and an injunction prohibiting Sh’vilei Or or any other mikveh from closing its doors to non-Orthodox Jews.
The Comedown
There is pleasure to be had in a work of fiction whose scope spans two generations. Characters are introduced or shown in flashbacks as children, and we see how they fulfill – or don’t – the expectations placed on them by their parents, or how traumas they experience later come to bear. In The Comedown (Henry Holt) – as in Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi’s recent epic of the African diaspora, or Amy Tan’s classic The Joy Luck Club – Rebekah Frumkin explores the ways in which choices made by parents echo through children and grandchildren for decades