Liesel Feldstein
Tapping into my Judaism helped me feel like I was not alone or unworthy of deciding what to do with my own body and my future.
How Judaism Helped Me Through My Abortion
Tag: torah
Your Jewish Horoscope: May 31-June 29, 2022
Mo Golden and Amanda Herring
What is the source of your inner compass? This lunar cycle is here to remind you that you are your own greatest teacher.
Embodying Eve
Rabbi Adina Allen
This origin story of Adam & Eve has been used to punish, to instill regret, to sever us from one another. What if it’s also our salvation?
Euphoric Halakha for and by Trans Jews
Abigail Fisher
An interview with Rabbi Becky Silverstein & Laynie Solomon, founders of the Trans Halakha Project
What Carrying the Torah Taught Me About Faith
Julie Matlin
A mother examines her relationship with Judaism when asked to carry the Torah on Shabbat.
A Torah of Tears: Reflecting on Torah Informed by the Lens of Queer Experience
Avi Strausberg
I had a narrow vision of what Queer Torah was, which was limited to queering the characters of the Torah, essentially imposing gayness onto our ancestors, for the sake of seeing myself represented in our narratives.
Standing Again at Sinai, Again: Jewish Feminism and Transgender Jews
Joy Ladin
In demanding that American Jewish communities reconsider women’s place and status, Jewish feminists have also laid the groundwork for the inclusion of transgender Jews.