On the Shoulders of Revolution...

Oct 13, 2016 by

On the Shoulders of Revolutionaries: Queering Jewish Texts and Reform Ritual

As a child, I could see myself becoming a rabbi. And now, as a queer rabbinic student, I can envision myself echoing the call of...

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LGBT Pride Month: Hungry for J...

Jun 9, 2016 by

LGBT Pride Month: Hungry for Justice

It was quite a scene on the fourth day of Pesach in Raleigh, North Carolina. Rabbis from around the state (including several CCAR...

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LGBT Pride Month: In The Wilde...

Jun 3, 2016 by

LGBT Pride Month: In The Wilderness We All Count

My high school years were spent in the desert of Southern California, but to me it felt more like a wilderness, vast and empty....

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Letter from Jerusalem: Love mu...

Sep 9, 2015 by

Letter from Jerusalem: Love must win 

Thursday, July 30 was planned as a day of celebration of tolerance and acceptance, a day to embrace difference, a day to lift up...

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Love Wins: A Celebration of Ga...

Jun 29, 2015 by

Love Wins: A Celebration of Gay Marriage

Long ago, our ancestors sang a song of celebration. God assembled the entire Israelite people to provide water for them all. The...

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Consultation on Conscience: Ju...

Apr 29, 2015 by

Consultation on Conscience: Justice In Two Places

Justice work can happen in the halls of Congress and it can happen on the streets.  This past Tuesday we did justice work in both...

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We All Count: Counting the Day...

Apr 28, 2015 by

We All Count: Counting the Days toward Equality

This blog is the fourth in a series from Rabbis Organizing Rabbis connecting the period of the Omer to the issue of race and class...

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Israel and LGBT Rights: A Work...

Jul 17, 2014 by

Israel and LGBT Rights: A Work in Progress

Over the last number of years, Israel’s extraordinarily progressive positions on gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people...

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