When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in the Greenwich Village section of New York City on June 28, 1969, the street erupted into violent protests that lasted for the next six days. The Stonewall riots, as they came to be known, marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement in the United States and around the world.
Supporting Israel: Defeating the Boycotters
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The State of Israel faces attacks on many fronts. Its enemies are
relentless in striving to hurt Israel in every possible way. One area of
attack is in t...
My Metaphorical Baltimore
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Few voices have moved me more, during this year of racial reckoning, than
Isabel Wilkerson’s. I was blessed with the highlight of my #OnlyAtGW
moments this...
Giving credit where it’s due
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On the 1 year anniversary of the WHO calling Covid 19 a pandemic I received
my second Moderna vaccine. When I received it I felt an obvious sigh of
relief ...
Here is Real Magic
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This is an excerpt from 'Here is Real Magic' by Nate Staniforth. It's also
the best thing I've read lately. (The one thing you need to know to
understan...
Update on Tuvia Perlman
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On Tuesday, I published a Facebook post about a man named Tuvia Perlman,
who worked as a teacher and a choir director in Milwaukee after moving
there from ...
"Coming out” as a parent of a gay child
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March 7, 2017, 1:47 pm
My elder son David was fifteen when he told us he was gay – not that he had
actually intended to tell us quite then.
He said he was...
When There Is No Derech from Which to Stray
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This weekend I had the amazing opportunity to represent (JQY) Jewish Queer
Youth at Keshet's Shabbaton for LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
and ...
All this happened!
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rabbi-shmuly-yanklowitz/orthodox-rabbi-gay-marriage_b_4452154.html
A modern orthodox rabbi "comes out" in support of gay rights...
Blogging for Me
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When I came out, it wasn’t for anyone but myself. I came out to be true to
who I was, because there was something inside of me that kept me from being
my...
Hello world!
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On Christmas morning, 2012, I woke up to an email from a friend, responding
to an email I had sent in June. In that June coming-out email, I had
announced ...
Remember me?! UPDATE!
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Hello everyone!
Sorry I haven't written anything in quite awhile, but these past six
months have been very grueling! I was in two schools (LIM Col...
Everyone is Special
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A few weeks ago, I was at a popular yeshiva day school in the tri-state
area. While I was there, the school was holding a “parade” to celebrate the
boys’...
Impact
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I know I haven't written in quite a while- over a month, actually. It's
partly been because life has been extra-busy recently, and mostly because
of the wr...
The Spouse Hunt
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I grew up with the mentality of looking at anyone who even thought to get
married before securing a job as completely ridicules and irresponsible. I
have r...
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