Sep 9, 2024 | Eshel Out Loud
While we often think about Elul as a time of preparation for the New Year, Rosh Chodesh Elul is a new year itself, one of four listed in Mishna Rosh Hashanah. Along with Tishrei and Nissan, we mark Tu B’shvat as the new year for trees and plants, and Rosh Chodesh Elul as the new [more]
Aug 19, 2024 | Eshel Out Loud
When I see that rabbis are still advocating for celibacy if an LGBTQ+ individual wants to remain Orthodox, I wonder if they have heard the Tina Turner song, What's Love got to do with it? Because the answer to Ms. Turner’s question is, in their eyes, clearly, nothing. The education I received at Yeshiva University [more]
