An Alabama Synagogue Takes a Big Stand for Marriage Equality
As the much-anticipated oral argument approaches in the marriage equality cases coming out of the Sixth Circuit Court before the Supreme Court, the fight for marriage equality within states wages on.
Respect for Marriage Act a Welcome Step Toward LGBT Equality
Pelavin: "The Respect for Marriage Act is a positive and welcome step toward full equality for the LGBT community."
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What’s Happening in Alabama, and What it Means for the Bigger Picture of Marriage Equality
The Status of the States: LGBT Equality Across the US in 2014
Galilee Diary: Fitting In
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)
President’s Budget Highlights Key Reform Jewish Priorities, Leaves Some Areas of Concern
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The Book of V
The lives of three fiercely driven women intersect and overlap through time and space in Anna Solomon’s enthralling new novel.
Adah Isaacs Menken: Jewish Superstar
Adah Isaacs Menken (1835-1868), the original Jewish American superstar and beautiful sensation of the Victorian era, revolutionized a woman's role on stage and in private life. Adah's heartfelt cause was the plight of the Jewish people under hostile regimes, and their need for a homeland.
What Can the Brian Williams Scandal Teach Us About "Walking with God"?
I have this terrible image I can’t quite shake, of walking into high school on the first day and being terrified.