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Perfectly Piecemeal: The Fight for Marriage Equality
At the beginning of last week, I started writing a blog. It went like this:
Senate Committee Passes DOMA Repeal
The Defense of Marriage Act bars federal recognition of same-sex
A Turning Point
Donald C. Cutler is the Co-Chair of the Reform Jewish Voice of New York State (RJV) Steering Committee. He is a former Legislative Assistant.
Discrimination Begets Poverty
According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, 20% of homeless youth are LGBT (even though only 10
Personal is Political
As the first child in Pennsylvania to be adopted by a same-sex
Supreme Court Term in Review
The 2010-2011 Supreme Court term ended on Monday with a little less fanf
Feeling Jewish
When I decided to convert I wondered often, "Would I ever really feel Jewish?" I never could have anticipated that the death of my father, who was neither religious nor Jewish, would be the event that would take me there.
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".