Our Canadian Cousin’s Role in the Supreme Court’s Decision on Equal Status for Same-Sex Couples
In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 26, 2013 that the legal marriages of same-sex couples must be given equal status under federal law.
Senate Committee Passes DOMA Repeal
The Defense of Marriage Act bars federal recognition of same-sex
Discrimination Begets Poverty
According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, 20% of homeless youth are LGBT (even though only 10
To Life: An Israeli Wedding Story
Reform Movement Recommends Questions for Sotomayor Hearing
Speaker: "We believe that any person receiving a lifetime appointment to the highest Court in our nation must go through a comprehensive hearings process . . . We hope that you will consider the questions posed by our members . . .
All in a DC Day's Work
Galilee Diary: Peace talk VII: A modest proposal
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)
Book Discussion: Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of The Cairo Geniza
Prior to reading Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of The Cairo Geniza, by Adina Hoffman and Peter Coles, if asked to define a geniza, my response would have been: "a place to bury sacred text that contained the name of God".