My dear friend Matt Mullenweg turned forty today, and as a birthday gift he’s asked all of us to blog.…
When You Live Inside a Siddur
when you live inside a siddurseasons have themes, like the scoreof a film: in spring we are redeemedin the fall…
It’s Not Easy Raising Yiddish-Speaking Kids, But TikTok Surprisingly Helps
Like many before me, I have joined TikTok. Like few (or, more likely, none) before me, I joined TikTok to…
Yortsayt
The word came up with an acquaintance.I told him it’s the Yiddish words for “year” and “time”combined: it’s that time…
Five Short Years, Five Whole Years
My mother died the month I turned five. For most of my adult life, my perspective of the time we…
“And With All Your Might”
It’s not the three miscarriages that have distanced me from God; the three miscarriages make me wish I weren’t already…
Not With Words
If we are to be in relationship, God, let me be clear: you presume too much this year, handing me…
Anyone Can Speak Yiddish in a Week
In 2015, they didn’t speak Yiddish. In 2016, they do. From December 28th through January 5th, a small group gathered…
Why Secular-to-Orthodox Memoirs Matter
“Writing is a miserable, awful business. Stay with it. It is better than anything in the world.” This quote from…
Hello, Labels: Creating a Feminist Orthodox Wedding
The night before my wedding, as I was falling asleep, I realized that my fiance and I hadn’t discussed whether…
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