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.
Reform Jewish Voice of NY Condemns State's Failure to Grant Marriage Equality
"This backward step is a deeply disappointing delay on the road to equality, and a vote that is on the wrong side of history."
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
Sexual Assault is a Jewish Issue
This piece is a part of the RAC Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) blog series.
To Life: An Israeli Wedding Story
Pluralism in Israel
What a Syrian Refugee Family Taught Me About Freedom
Two Syrian refugee sisters were reunited in Chicago last week. Now they stand on the brink of a new life in a new Land of Promise.
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.
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".