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Lilith Feature

The Mysteries of Sacred Space

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by Susan Schnur and Sarah Blustain
Case #4 Sacred Wall?

by Naomi Danis
Case #3 Sacred Fuse Box Closet

by Susan Schnur
Case #2 Sacred Tree

by Shelly Fredman
Case #1 Sacred Basement

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Summer 1996

Creating sacred space at summer camp, in a closet, or in a basement. The shock of finding out that you’re Jewish. Sex or scholarship? Unlike Judaism, medieval Christianity allowed celibate women to use their minds like men. Cover art is an excerpt from Anna Ruth Hendriques' illustrated manuscript, The Book of Mechtilde.

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