Back when I lived in Seattle, I wrote for a blog called Jew-ish.com. My editor there, Leyna Krow, moved to Spokane in the fall of 2010 for graduate school. A few months later, she posted a brief essay titled “Feeling way too Jewish in Spokane."
Sometimes the silver screen is more effective than the pulpit.
The narratives found in cinema send strong theological messages, said Matthew S. Rindge, assistant professor of religious studies at Gonzaga University.
In a landmark decision, the Israeli branch of Conservative Judaism announced that its rabbinical school will begin to accept gay and lesbian candidates for ordination.