Vermont Passage of Same-Sex Marriage a Welcome Victory
Weinstein: "The Vermont legislature made clear that all loving, committed couples, regardless of the sexual orientation of those involved, deserve respect and recognition from their government."
Reform Movement Hails Advances for Marriage Equality
Saperstein: "Loving, committed couples deserve the opportunity to celebrate their relationships and have them validated in the eyes of the law."
Remembering Edith Windsor, the “Rosa Parks of Gay Liberation Movement”
She sued the government, becoming the plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act and granted same-sex couples equal status under federal law.
12 Rituals You May See at a Jewish Wedding
The Conversion Bill Backgrounder
Pre-Pesach Bonanza: Three New Consultation Speakers!
We've got three great Consultation on Conscience speakers to announce before Pesach begins.
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.
What Jewish Experiences Impacted Your Life? Take Our Survey!
When you think back on your life, how has it been informed or influenced by Reform Jewish practice, experiences, and community?
Jewish Tradition Speaks to Need for This Proposed Law
Together, we can end violence against women and foster peace. Here's one of the ways.
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