Finding Jewish Joy at the Pride Minyan
On Saturday, June 22, on the morning of Cincinnati’s Pride parade, Jewish members of the LGBTQA+ community and their allies gathered at the historic Plum Street Temple for a special […]
July 1, 2024
June 28, 2024
As Pride Month Comes to an End, It Seems Like We Still Might Have More To Learn About Expressing Our Complex Identities
The word “intersectional” was first used in 1989 by scholar Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw to explore the point where racial and feminist ideologies converged within a single individual. Crenshaw appreciated what […]
June 21, 2024
Mom-preneur Spotlight: Lainey Richler’s Cafe Alma, A Slice of Israel in Cincinnati
Lainey Richler is happiest on a Sunday morning. Israeli techno bumps in the background, and the cry of “Runner!” from the kitchen promises that something delicious will soon arrive at […]
June 14, 2024
As People of the Book, Our Library Is Continuing to Grow Beautifully
This week, we are celebrating Shavuot, the holiday where we commemorate the incredible gift of the Torah. We eat dairy foods (meant to acknowledge the land flowing with “milk and […]
June 11, 2024
Unofficially Officially – – – – – Jewish
When my daughter’s birth certificate still hadn’t arrived a month later, I knew I had to bite the bullet and call the Ministry. After 57 minutes on hold, I was […]
May 30, 2024
We are What We Pay Attention To…And It Sure Feels Like Antisemitism Is Getting a Pass
In an attention economy like ours, what we pay attention to becomes what we endorse. We may strive to be deep thinkers, highly cultured, and sophisticated. Yet, we can’t help […]
May 17, 2024
In Uncertain Times, the Greatest Jewish Legacy Has Always Been Hope
If hand-wringing was an Olympic event, Jews would sweep the podium. We are a people well acquainted with angst, and for good reason. Since the earliest days of our tradition, […]
May 6, 2024
A Yom HaShoah Benediction
Let’s walk backward together through some of what the last 2000 years of history have brought the Jewish people. I promise I’ll be as succinct as I can: October 7, […]
May 6, 2024
Five Things Not to Say to a Pregnant Lady (That People Have Said to Me)
Are you sure you’re not having triplets? Ouch. And other goodies. Plus a few things you COULD say to a pregnant colleague/friend that would not be awkward and awful.
May 2, 2024
How I Became Holocaust Girl: A Story for Yom HaShoah
I got the nickname, Holocaust Girl, back in college. Little did they—the poetry department mean girls—know, instead of feeling insulted and ridiculed, as they had hoped, I loved the designation. […]