Teshuva
Three ways Jewish values are helping me embrace a healthier ‘new normal’
Like most people, I thought I would be happy to return to normal this summer.
This Elul, It’s Time To Do Teshuva For American Racism
This Elul, American Jews must do teshuva and engage with the uncomfortable realities of racial oppression and slavery.
What Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Can Teach Us About Teshuvah
You, too, can atone with a little help from your friends.
It’s Time For Conservative Jews To Embrace Sexual Fluidity
“Homosexuality, Human Dignity and Halakhah” was approved by the Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (CJLS) on December 6, 2006, representing a watershed moment for the Conservative Movement. Rigorous scholarship, moral clarity and rabbinic courage provided a compassionate religious response to a complex matter, epitomizing the ethical and redemptive power of halakhah. However, despite wide recognition, its finer details are often ignored or misunderstood, posing ongoing challenges for the lives it impacts, especially gay men and bisexuals.
We Need to Talk About Kapparot
In the days before we observe Yom Kippur, we’ll hear about or participate in the long-standing Jewish folk tradition that attracts explosive debate.
For Many Converts, Bumpy Road to Mikveh Only Beginning of Woes
The road to conversion can be long and difficult. But newly minted Jews find the challenges hardly end when they step out of the mikveh.
After Mikveh Scandal, Rabbinic Council Appoint Committee To Review Conversion
The Rabbinical Council of America has formed a committee to review its conversion process in the wake of the arrest on voyeurism charges of one of its leading conversion rabbis.
Women's Yeshiva Says Male Rabbis Don't Have To Oversee Converts in Mikveh
In the wake of voyeurism allegations against a prominent Orthodox rabbi, the head of an Orthodox yeshiva for women is arguing that male rabbis needn’t be present for a female convert’s ritual immersion.
The Danger of Teshuva Season
Debbie Nehmad asks how we can transform what feels like a guilt-ridden punishment into something productive, nourishing, and healthy?