Identifying as both a halakhic Jew and a queer individual can foster many questions about how lived halakhah is practiced. Rabbi Jeffrey Fox introduces a series of responsa answering questions from the LGBTQ+ community.

The process of aging can feel shameful and patronizing. Using a modern text as the lens for some of Moshe’s final actions, Leah Fine reflects on the perspective of looking at a life well-lived.

Dr. Miriam Udel, who has been teaching Yiddish language, literature, and culture, has been appointed director of Emory’s Tam Institute and lays out her goals for the program.

This episode of Bonjour Chai features a panel debating the true meaning of teshuvah and individuals being ba’alei teshuvah. It next turns to short sermons on how we should prepare for the coming year, featuring Rabba Rachel Kohl Finegold on the power of language.

Rabba Amalia Haas became a beekeeper from a place of curiosity, and combines her love of nature with her love of Torah. She speaks about the spiritual and social underpinnings and what motivates her during the busy season.

The distinction between blessing and curse is exceptionally blurry and ultimately a matter of perspective. During the busy holiday season, Sarah Rosenberg takes a mindful eye to the text and reflects on what the blessing may be.

It can be exceptionally difficult to hold space for joy and pain together. Jamie Schwartz evaluates why we cannot offer sacrifices to the dead and why we instead share food with those rejoicing and struggling to rejoice alike.

The commandment to remember appears in many places, from Shabbat to Miriam to Egypt. Susan Hornstein reflects on what it means to have been on the journey and to rely on community.

As a woman balancing her political and Jewish values, it can feel like the two are in disparate worlds. Naima Hirsch Gelman writes about the ways Torah encourages social justice and democracy.

The idea of losing faith in a loved one is hard to grapple with. Rabbi Alana Suskin contrasts the story of a public figure and a family member leading one astray.