This week, on the East Coast, The Washington Post announced that it will use ‘they’ as a singular pronoun in stories where the subject identifies as neither a “he” nor a...
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Transgender Jews in Orlando; Achtung Must Be Paid, Biff; and Other Newsbits
In Orlando, Florida, this week, many of the leaders of Reform Judaism are meeting. On Thursday, the group is expected to pass a far-reaching resolution on transgender rights. The resolution under...
Seattle Girl Scouts: A Mitzvah Tastier Than a Cookie Pays Off
Earlier this year, a donor offered $100,000 to the Girl Scouts of Western Washington (aka Seattle-Tacoma). This single gift was about 5% of the regional group’s annual contributions and one...
Dear YU: My check is in the mail.
Last week, a friend returned from a trip to Egypt and the pyramids. “Was I interested in a trip there,†she asked. “No,†I responded, “I was already there, thousands of years ago, in Goshen...