Elsewhere: Settling on settlements, dads gone bad, transgender and Orthodox

Miriam Moster

Settling on settlements: Jeff Jacoby dreams of a time when Arabs will welcome Israeli settlers as neighbors. (Boston Globe)

Dads gone bad: To help you appreciate your own father more on Father’s Day, Marjorie Ingall lists the 13 worst Jewish dads in literature. (Tablet)

Transgender and Orthodox: Before his bar mitzvah and with the support of his parents, an Orthodox boy transitions to female, despite facing repercussions from the larger frum community. (Forward)

Frum fertility help: With satellites in France and the United States, the Israel-based Puah Institute advises Orthodox couples on which assisted reproductive treatments are kosher and what to do when procedures conflict with Jewish law. (L.A. Jewish Journal)

Miriam Moster is a contributing writer to JTA.