Lynn Harris

Lynn Harris, a Tablet Magazine contributing editor, writes regularly for Salon, The New York Times, Glamour, and other publications. She is a co-founder of the website BreakupGirl.net.

Rabbis in Recession
The recession has hit the rabbinate, too. How are the newly ordained—and laid-off veterans—handling the rabbi glut?
byLynn Harris
Oh, Brother
An only child considers the challenges of expanding her family
byLynn Harris
Wail of a Time
Cries of antipathy and prayer collide at the Western Wall
byLynn Harris
In a Burning Country
A summer in Jerusalem means coming upon different kinds of shelter
byLynn Harris
Tongue Tied
The romantic, bumpy road to learning a new language
byLynn Harris
The Old Ballgame
With looming Mets and Red Sox home openers, a family determines for whom to root
byLynn Harris
Up Against The Man
How did a woman become the establishment candidate? And does voting for her make me feminist? Or fusty?
byLynn Harris
Let Us Eat Cake
There’s only one Biblical birthday bash
byLynn Harris
Barcelona, Mon Amour
Strolling anew through a beloved city
byLynn Harris
Mothers’ Little Helpers
Guidebooks quell the anxieties of raising up a child
byLynn Harris
Sabbath’s Daughter
A Saturday birth ensured it would be no day of rest
byLynn Harris
Uncertain Terms
The High Holidays make you focus on life’s vicissitudes
byLynn Harris
Ham Hocks and Hellfire
Amid instructions on making paper dolls came Grandmother’s plea for my salvation
byLynn Harris
First Cut
The one rite even shrimp-eaters don’t forsake
byLynn Harris
Shiksaphobia
The fears behind a joke that never grows old
byLynn Harris
Supernanny With a Beard
A celebrity rabbi takes on the American living room
byLynn Harris
Strangers on the Sofa
Hosting women about to have an abortion is the most direct, intimate mitzvah I’ve ever had the privilege to perform.
byLynn Harris
Strangers on the Sofa
Hosting out of towners having abortions is the most direct, intimate mitzvah I’ve ever had the privilege to perform
byLynn Harris