TC Jewfolk Has The V-Day Bug
It’s Valentine’s Day! Do you have a special someone to celebrate with? There are all types of LOVE out there, and TC Jewfolk celebrates them all.
Category: Sex & Love
“Project Know”: Pondering Love and Marriage in Viral Video Against the Marriage Amendment
A grassroots initiative (by local Jews) bringing together arts, social justice, faith communities and families to defeat the MN Marriage Amendment. It makes us wonder, what does marriage mean to you?
Pregnancy, Judaism, and “The Bachelorette”
That is probably not the best combination. Being pregnant and watching a really, really sappy romantic tear-jerker TV show. Let’s just say that a lot of tears have been shed totally unnecessarily.
Marriage Monday: Letting Go
I don’t remember how long the kitchen clean up took but I remember how tasty the pasta and challah was. To have a spouse who goes all out and makes such tasty dinners, that is the big deal.
“Chicago” at Ordway Has It All … But They’re Not My Aunts From Chicago
We all have “those aunts from Chicago” in old photos. The ladies of “Chicago” the Musical are not YOUR aunts. Sensational, sexy, razzle dazzling. For just one week at the Ordway – don’t miss them.
Your Summer Reading Can Survive Without “The World Without You”
If you come across this book this summer, it may be worth your while to pick it up and give it a try. But I can’t recommend it wholeheartedly, and I wouldn’t advise you to go out of your way to get a copy.
June is the month to show your J-Pride!
I came out when I was 15 and as I participated in Jewish life, I was never forced to pick or dichotomize my identity to be Jewish and gay. I am an out lesbian in the professional Jewish community.
A Jewish, Indian Love Story
“I am Indian and Jewish,” said Haran, “and this is my country. I wouldn’t want to go anywhere else, and life is good and getting better.” Jewish Ideas Daily on love, and family among Jews in India.
‘Question One’ Listens Deeply to Both Sides of Marriage Divide
The documentary “Question One” tells the story of Maine’s same-sex marriage campaign, points to important lessons for Minnesota, and shows how a Jewish filmmaker uses his life experience to tell the story.
This Passover, a “Fifth Cup” Calling Us To Action on the Marriage Amendment
Jewish Community Action’s Haggadah Insert for your Passover Seder, including a creative reinterpretation of the “Four Children” and a “Fifth Cup” calling us to action on the Minnesota Marriage Amendment.
UJFC Votes to Oppose the Minnesota Marriage Amendment
Why? Because “marriage is a fundamental human right and the Minnesota Constitution should not be used as a vehicle for restricting rights and civil liberties.”
“My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding” a Hilarious Romp
The bizarrely funny, poignant, political yet not too political musical currently at the MN Jewish Theatre Company has the audience rolling with laughing while at the same time packing an emotional punch.
Vote No on the Marriage Amendment, it’s the Jewish Way
This November Minnesotans will be voting on the “MN Marriage Amendment. This is an issue of blatant discrimination; voting “No” is the Jewish thing to do.
TC Blogger Finds “Pretty Good Reasons” to Oppose Marriage Amendment
A blogger turns outrage at the proposed Minnesota marriage amendment into a civil and informative daily read designed to persuade voters why the amendment is bad for Minnesota.
Bet Shalom Supports Marriage Equality: Join Them, This Sunday
Bet Shalom’s opposition to laws like the anti-family Minnesota Marriage Amendment, which would constitutionally ban same-sex marriages, is well-grounded within both the Reform Movement, Jewish American popular opinion, and our strong American tradition of the separation of church and state.
Orthosexuality
Not long ago, it would have been virtually unthinkable for a homosexual who had grown up in an Orthodox community to model a same-sex marriage ceremony on an Orthodox wedding. A look at the shift towards greater openness about sexuality among the Orthodox.
Scandalous Love and Marriage in Israel
A religious organization in Israel fights for the right to perform popular “alternative” weddings. Jewish Ideas Daily has the scoop, and the back story.
The Religious Case for Gay & Lesbian Equality
Jay Michaelson’s ‘God vs. Gay?’ powerfully argues that Jewish and Christian religious values require affirmation of gay and lesbian people and their relationships.
Jewish Wedding Throwdown: Big Apple vs. Mini Apple
A New York Jew recollects on his Minneapolis wedding and the lack of salmon.
My Big Fat JEWISH Wedding
AISH MN Rabbi Da-vid talks about commitment ceremonies – of the biblical and non-biblical variety.
Spicing up a Jewish Marriage
My husband and I were married for five years, together for seven, when I suggested we learn about the laws of family purity.