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Spring 2023 - Harvey Milk

Issue Highlights:

Harvey Milk — Homosexual, Political Activist, and Jew — Rick Gold and Rabbi Miriam Jerris describe Milk’s personal and career history, and his connection to his Jewish identity.

A Pride Reflection – Rabbi Frank Tamburello takes us back to 1969 as he remembers how it was for young gay men in New York.

Authentically Queer, Authentically Jewish — Emily Cohen reveals how she could only be authentically Jewish after she was authentically queer.

Identity: A Queer Love Story — Max Lark & Stacy Wolf-Lark movingly share their journeys as a transgender man and woman and how they found love and each other.

When Same-Sex Marriage Became the Law of the Land — Rabbi Miriam Jerris remembers the day same-sex marriage was legalized and how it changed the way we celebrate love!

Also, Arthur Shostak’s essary on what HJ can add to the Holocaust narrative, Herb Silverman’s point of view on the Shema, Community News, and more!

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4.11.2023

This article is from the Fall 2021 issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine and is written by Dr. Tzemah Yoreh. Dr. Yoreh is the rabbi of the City

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4.10.2023

This is a guest article by Professor Arthur B. Shostak, emeritus professor of Sociology at Drexel University. This article will also appear in the

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4.3.2023

This article was originally published in the Fall 2021 issue of Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It is written by James Branum, the current editor of HJ

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3.8.2023

In honor of Women’s History Month (recognized annually during the month of March), we are spotlighting Jewish women from the past and present! 

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