How we admire the character of Frank Sinatra as he croons about doing it “my way”! We admire his strength, his individuality, his ability to stand counter to prevailing sentiment. He did his own thing ...

Today, the Jewish concept of the mamzer — the halachically illegitimate child — may seem to be irrelevant and detached from modern reality. Liberal Western discourse has difficulty relating to it; ...

I think it’s time to deal with the issue of mamzerut. I was exposed to the subject as a result of my work as a rabbinic advocate in Israel, working with women who were denied divorces and agunot, ...

“Doing my own thing” became a shorthand excuse for all manner of less-than-noble behavior. It also became an all-purpose explanation for parents as they watched their children engage in behavior they ...

Inside a small room in Jerusalem, four artists are taking on one of the most deep-rooted taboos in Judaism: That of the mamzer, the illegitimate child. Four Israeli artists, Nurit Jacobs-Yinon, Andi ...

Jews have always had a complicated relationship with opera. Ostracized in European society, Jewish composers and librettists had few chances to make professional headway; perhaps the most successful ...

Jerusalem – He was an acquaintance, someone Sarah* had known for years, so she didn’t worry when she found herself alone with him one wintery day. She discovered she was pregnant soon after he raped ...