Justice Delayed: Fighting for LGBT Rights in Israel
Together with the Israeli Gay Fathers Association, we filed a petition with the Israeli Supreme Court to demand action. All the while, we have been pressuring the Ministry of Welfare to carry out its mandate.
L'Taken Student Speaks Up For LGBTQ Equality
At the February 10-12, 2017 L'Taken Social Justice Seminar, Noah Hùng Spanding-Schecter, from Congregation Beth Tikvah in Columbus, OH., learned about social justice. Here is an excerpt of Noah's speech on LGBTQ equality, which he
Finding God in the Stories of Young Jewish Women
It wasn’t until I fell in love with Judaism that I stopped seeing my successes as being despite my womanhood but rather because of it.
Fake It 'til You Make It: My Conversion to Judaism
Conversion was not an instantaneous event, but a journey that began years before, when I first began to wonder why we fast on Yom Kippur - and it was one that would continue long after I emerged from the mikveh.
6 Jewish Traditions I'm Including in My Wedding
As I plan my wedding, I'm surprised by how often I've been asked whether my fiancé and I will be having a Jewish wedding. Here are some of the Jewish elements we're planning to incorporate into our big day.