Sixth Circuit Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Bans
Barriers to Forming Loving Families: Adoption Laws and Same-Sex Couples
How LGBT Inclusion in Sports can Inform our Jewish Inclusion Work
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witness; Jewish law requires two witnesses sign the ketubah (Jewish marriage contract). Customarily, both are Jewish men who are not related to either marriage partner or to one another.
Making Sure That Children Count
House Subcommittee Hearing on Religious Accommodations in the Military, Today!
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Using Our Tax System To Help the Most Vulnerable Among Us
The Person We Marry
Focal Point
And when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his uncle Laban . . . Jacob went up and rolled the stone off the mouth of the well, and watered the flock. . . . Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and broke into tears. (Genesis 29:10-11)
Difficult Stories Raise Difficult Questions
The rape of Dinah (Genesis 34) is one of the most disturbing stories in the entire Tanach. Before we look closely at that text, it is appropriate to put it in the context of the continuing patriarchal narratives.