This year’s International Day of the Girl was observed through a fundraiser that raised awareness for a group in Kenya. The evening hosted musical and dance performances as well as information about the program that inspired it. The event follows on a two-year-old resolution by the United Nations, which declared October 11 as International Day […]
The 26th anniversary of National Coming Out Day (NCOD) will be marked this Saturday, October 11th, and it still matters. October 11th is significant because in 1988 the day was set aside as the one-year anniversary of the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay rights. NCOD is marked with celebrations and events across the […]
This article continues from Yom Kippur: Rabbi Teaches Meaning of Sorry Without the But (Part 3 of 4), in which Rabbi Matthew Soffer of Temple Israel of Boston teaches what it means to say “sorry” without adding “but.” In Parts 1 through 3, Rabbi Soffer discusses how difficult it is for people to say the […]
