We Got High and Watched Hallmark Hanukkah Movie “Round and Round,” and Yes of Course the Sister Is a Lesbian
“Do you think we think everyone is gay because they are or because we are or because we are high or because of Jewish?”
The Limits and Possibilities of an Anti-Zionist Hanukkah
For me, and so many Jewish people, the lack of certainty, the encouragement of complex discussion, is what connects us to our faith.
Autostraddle + For Them’s Ultimate Team Holigay Gift Guide 2023!
Here’s what the Autostraddle and For Them teams want as gifts this season!
Matching Holiday Pajama Sets for Your Super Cute Queer Fam
When my partner and I got together, one of the things I was most excited about were the matching family pajamas for Christmas we were going to get.
At the Passover Table, New Traditions Will Be Born
This year feels like the first of many years where I begin to truly incorporate my partner’s cultural traditions into our family.
The Traditional and Radical Queer Haggadah I Wanted Didn’t Exist — So I Wrote It Myself
Nowadays, I ask, “how can my queerness deepen my Judaism, and how can my Judaism deepen my queerness?” Haggadah Min HaMeitzar is one answer to that question.
How To Create Purim Rituals That Celebrate Being Queer
Purim is one of the queerest Jewish holidays. Let’s celebrate accordingly.
Now Is the Perfect Time for Mishloach Manot
This tradition, which literally translates to “sending of portions,” involves creating care packages of food and drink to send to loved ones.
Hanukkah Lights From the Disabled Community
Creating new rituals and ways of expressing and celebrating Judaism is nothing new within our tradition — all that’s needed is some creativity and care.
Eight Ways To Spell ‘Hanukkah,’ as Regulars at Your Local Bar
There are many ways to spell Chanukah, and they’ve all got their own personality. Just for kicks, I imagined eight of them as people at an LGBTQ bar.
Hold Us in the Light
The thing about miscarriage is that the word itself does no justice to the great tragedy that it is. There are very few things I know anymore, but I do know this: Birdie will always be a part of our Hanukkah story.
Dedication and Liberation, or What Does a Queer Black Hanukkah Look Like
What does Hanukkah look like when you’re a queer, Black, convert who doesn’t find deep meaning in traditional celebrations of the holiday?
How to Celebrate the Jewish High Holidays During a Pandemic
I hope that no matter what you’re doing, you’re able to find a tiny piece of joy, a small bite of sweetness. Amen.
Gey In Kikh: Passover Matzo, the Bread of Affliction
The basic mitzvah of Passover is to eat the Bread of Affliction, so let’s lean into the ancestral trauma and make our own matzo.
Gey in Kikh: Easy Pizza Hamantaschen for Purim
With a side of festive demons!
Gey in Kikh: Seven Species Babka for Tu B’Shevat
Seven fruits and grains combine in a quick-rise babka to celebrate the Jewish New Year of the Trees.
Gey in Kikh: Happy New Year!
Celebrate the New Year with Soviet mayonnaise.
Gey in Kikh: Rainbow Latkes and Narrow Bridge Candles for Hanukkah
Why have plain latkes when we can have RAINBOW latkes?!
Gey in Kikh: Melon Seed Milk to Break the Yom Kippur Fast
Let’s end Yom Kippur with delicious, non-dairy milk made from melons!
Gey in Kikh: Apple-Stuffed Challah for Rosh Hashanah!
Taste a whole celebration of fall and a new year in every bite of my favorite challah!