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Ariella Perry
Nov 9, 2023, 7:20 PM
How #MeToo has become what it fought against
The #MeToo movement was supposed to be a turning point for creating greater awareness in the vital campaign against sexual abuse and harassment, and rape culture. It was supposed to be a new dawn where women’s experiences were believed and there...
Talli Rosenbaum
Oct 22, 2023, 9:18 AM
Love during war
As Jews in Israel and worldwide absorb the horrifying reality of the atrocities suffered here at the hands of vicious terrorists, it seems surreal to think or talk about intimacy. Hundreds are still being held captive or are still...
Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden
Oct 7, 2023, 9:13 PM
An Orthodox Rabbi argues against sexuality for gays
Here's an email exchange I got after sending my Yom Kippur piece to him. I will copy the Rabbi's responses verbalizing the traditional stance in italics. You could object that this is not a fair argument because he doesn't know what...
Mort Laitner
Sep 27, 2023, 10:58 AM
The Five
It was three a.m. and Donald had just finished typing his latest rant on Truth Social. Now he laid in bed alone, dressed in orange silk pajamas. The bed was large and circular. Donald had seen it many decades earlier...
Mort Laitner
Sep 19, 2023, 11:22 AM
Three Lives—Public, Private, and Secret
I stare into the mirror, horrified by a new crop of gray hairs sprouting in my eyebrows. Counting the grays, I remind myself how these grays conquered my scalp and mustache. And I whisper, "Well, that's life." And as I...
Andy Blumenthal
Sep 3, 2023, 5:34 AM
This is So Not a Way to Become a Jewish Woman
I'm sure many of us have seen the new hit Adam Sandler movie, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, and probably most people will tell you it's a great movie. However, as a colleague says: I'm not catching what you're...
Mort Laitner
Aug 14, 2023, 11:24 AM
Moms for Liberty Bans Laitner’s Books (Satire)
On August 14th, as my stylish Jack Smith beard grows into fruition, I get an email from Moms for Liberty (Moms.) Their email pisses me off. Moms claims it stands up for kids and for holding leaders accountable. I wonder, "What...
Ysoscher Katz
Jul 17, 2023, 10:43 PM
Reclaiming Dignity: A Review
Introduction The observant community, like the rest of the Jewish world, is part of the Jewish mosaic that is often referred to as עם הספר (the People of the Book). Sefarim are its natural resource; almost daily a new work...
Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden
Jul 13, 2023, 1:58 AM
Intimate relationships unrelated to sexual preference
Their growing popularity has caught my eye I'm all for letting people define themselves and respecting their self-labeling, as long as they didn't expropriate the identities of other groups. Gay Lib, from its inception, always meant two things (often confused): The...
Raymond M. Berger
Jul 6, 2023, 8:49 AM
Gender Dystopia
Is gender-affirming care safe? Is it effective? You are the parent of a young boy who is deeply unhappy because he feels that he is a girl. As your child has grown you have watched him become depressed. He has...
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