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Spring 2025Reshaping the women of the Bible. Standing up for immigrants now. Checking in with Jennifer Weiner. Costume art.
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Lilith’s longtime poetry editor, Alicia Ostriker, read “PRAYER TO THE SHEKHINAH” from her latest collection at Yetzirah’s 2025 Jewish poetry conference.
Learn more about “The Holy and Broken Bliss” (2024) in Lilith’s latest issue — link in bio!
Shabbat shalom on this July 4th weekend! Are you braving the heat and enjoying the outdoors?
This self-portrait by @danakearleys was featured in Lilith`s Spring 2024 section on Disability and Judaism today. Just in time for #DisabilityPrideMonth, this wonderful collection of pieces from @juliawattsbelser, @maskingmariah, @ramona.saft, @arielle_slvr and @ashleyphillipstaylor—and designed by @lindsaybarnettdesign—won Rockower Awards for writing and graphic art.
Is your passport up to date? Spurred by Trump`s reelection, cartoonist @katzcomics takes her sons to get their first passports. But now that the Supreme Court has enabled Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship, this story takes on new resonance.
What does it feel like to live amidst bomb threats, sirens and hostage posters? What does safety look like–and at what cost?
At Lilith Online, writers Ruth Ebenstein and Stephanie Pell (a member of Lilith’s New 40 writing cohort) share glimpses into their own lives in Israel during the last few weeks, along with questions about safety, fear, and what it means for all children.
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New Yorkers, looking for unapologetically Jewish and feminist company? Join us for an in-person Lilith Salon—an intimate gathering to discuss the Spring 2025 Issue, connect with old friends, and wrestle with the questions and issues that matter deeply to us.
On Wednesday, July 16, at 6 pm, meet us at @tsioncafe for spirited conversation about friendship, hope, and the power of food—plus delicious drinks and snacks from Ethiopian Jewish chef Beejhay Barhany, whose new cookbook, "Gursha," is excerpted in Lilith’s latest issue.
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