Justin Cascio had to leave home to find his people: more than once.
My Kids Will Believe in the Almighty Power of Thought
April 5, 2013 By 14 Comments
“I cannot allow my children to close their minds to all the infinite possibilities of our world and our universe, only one of which is offered by any organized religion.”
Author Transcends Gender to Get to the Heart of Parenting
December 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Writer David Ebenbach’s latest collection of stories, Into the Wilderness, addresses the theme of parenting from the eyes of fathers and mothers
I’m an American Living in Israel and I’m going to Jail Rather Than Join the Israeli Defense Forces
October 29, 2012 By 4 Comments
Moriel Rothman is refusing to serve in the IDF an act of protest against what he sees as an unjust and evil system. Here is his story.
The Circumcised Poet and Other Tales
October 15, 2012 By 3 Comments
No matter what has been cut away, what remains is whole.
Why Do We Still Circumcise Boys?
August 29, 2012 By 48 Comments
Whether childhood circumcision is acceptable or not is an ethical question, not a medical one. Chuck Ross asks, why did we ever circumcise boys?
Be a Man: A Faithful Response to Violence
April 19, 2012 By 9 Comments
Society tells us that a man fights back, but is that truly the best thing to do?
Cutting Through The Circumcision Rhetoric
March 13, 2012 By 142 Comments
After being confronted by Intactivists for his views on circumcision, Josh Bowman wants to cut through the rhetoric of the anti-circumcision movement.
Shehechiyanu
December 20, 2011 By 1 Comment
Justin Cascio has a prayer, and he just wants to say “thank you.”
The Maccabeats: Good Jewish Boys Can Be Sexy, Too
October 23, 2011 By 12 Comments
What happens when you mix Orthodox Judaism, sex, and pop music? Gaby Dunn investigates.
Ban on Circumcision Up for Vote in San Francisco
May 19, 2011 By 14 Comments
A new ballot initiative in San Francisco could ban male circumcision in the city. Is this a win for “intactivists”?
The 10 at 10: December 10
December 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Christmas for Jewish parents, the world’s most dangerous leisure activity, and Obama turning white: the 10 at 10.
The Faith of a Wimp
October 30, 2010 By 14 Comments
In Tom Matlack’s last column, “Questioning My Faith,” he declined to choose a particular religion. One reader thinks that makes him a wimp. Here, they talk it out.
“There is a push for women to be their most genuine selves, and yet now there is makeup for men!?”
This is a comment by Cameron Brown on the post “Makeup for Men? Why?”