America’s prisons, police forces, and courts seem beyond repair. Imagine how the world might look if God hadn't jumped to punish Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. 

My sister went to seminary in Jerusalem after graduating high school, both geographically and symbolically far from her Charlotte roots.

Even after the hardest, most boring, or most heart-wrenching weeks, Shabbat is calmly awaiting me at the end.

As president of the youth group, I was a full-fledged member of my synagogue’s board. The chair had no power to evict me from the room.

When I asked my mom how she relates to the climate crisis through Judaism, she said, “I’ve never thought about it. I guess I’m the simple child.”

Rabbinic ordination was not one of Ray Frank’s goals; yet, she paved the way for other women to become rabbis.

I learned from Blu Greenberg that to accept the discomfort of existing in the intersection between feminism and Judaism is an empowering thing to do.

I hope that contemporary feminists can learn from Debbie Friedman and bring people together through interactive art.

Sarah Schenirer started the revolution—that is still in process today—to create equal Torah learning opportunities for women.

My reaction to antisemitic gun violence is not one of fear, but of alertness to a threat far more normalized for me than for my elders.

My Judaism guides me to use my words in order to lead a mindful life of gratitude.

My aunt sent a tube to the DNA analyzing company, 23andMe. The results she received identified her as 99% Ashkenazi Jew.

What does it mean to live in a country that purports secularity but considers Christianity to be the default?

I’ve been told that, because I’m not white and because I’m queer, I don’t have to stress about college applications.

That Simchat Torah, I saw the Torah not as something I had easy access to, but something generations of women had to fight to even touch.