June 14, 2019
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On the fence about applying for Honeymoon Israel? Andrew and Dudley Deshommes-Kohl say: DO IT. These days, their calendars are full: Shabbat taco night. Reminiscing over Shakshouka for brunch. Shabbat-hopping at synagogues across the Twin Cities. The couple is part of an active, local, close-knit Jewish community; the type many spend decades cultivating. But Andrew […]
Continue readingMay 9, 2019
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We know how validating it can be to see ourselves reflected in institutions.
Continue readingOctober 23, 2018
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Maybe next year I can reach over to the men’s section and touch the Torah.
Continue readingAugust 29, 2018
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Has my childhood neighborhood changed, or have I just outgrown it?
Continue readingAugust 1, 2018
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Some insist that marriage between two Jews remains the normative communal practice.
Continue readingJuly 26, 2018
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We wonder how the community will react to our Jewish-American-Mexican-Catholic daughter.
Continue readingMay 8, 2018
April 13, 2018
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A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of interviewing Rabbi Steve Wernick, CEO of the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism, about his views on intermarriage. A pressing and dividing issue in the Conservative Movement today, USCJ’s official stance has matched that of the Rabbinical Assembly: Conservative rabbis will not officiate intermarriages. However, now that […]
Continue readingDecember 26, 2017
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It is very hard for me to admit to others that I do not believe in God. I probably have told more people my weight than admit to this. Even when I have admitted my lack of a belief it is always preceded with an “I don’t think I…” qualifier to save the recipient of […]
Continue readingDecember 22, 2017