Rayzel Raphael
What if wee find we are more resilient than we knew?
Between Purim and Passover, a Plague
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When the Jewish Fight for Abortion Came to My Home State
Jennifer Daley
My faith has taught me that a woman is a human being, but a fetus is not a life until it is born.
What Purim in Israel Taught me About Inequality
Polina Kroik
Commentators say that mishloah manot is an exchange of gifts between equals. Needless to say that it didn’t work out that way in our school.
You Are Your Name
Elizabeth Kadetsky
Your name is who you are and that no one else can have your name until you die–this precept seems profoundly linked to what it means to be Jewish.
Anne and Her Shadows
by Yasmine Rana
Although the scenes appeared as mere shadows and whispers, I couldn’t make them disappear. With age came a clearer sense of past and present. Being on stage playing Anne protected me from those fears.
The Foreign Policy Message We Should (But Won’t) Hear from the President
By Rori Kramer
What’s missing? Americans’ obligation to promote human rights around the globe.
Laughter As Medicine for Resistance
Laura Beatrix Newmark
A women’s comedy night provides a special solace in difficult times.
Edith Halpert: A Pioneering Dealer and Promoter of American Art
Diane Tepfer
She put so many modern artists on the map.
Feminist Farming: Learning Teshuvah from the Earth
mada anne
Feminism, Judaism, and the wisdom of the land give me something to hold onto when I am destabilized by the effort of confronting these contradictions. Specifically, I’ve been exploring the concept of teshuvah: returning my (our) soul to its right shape, going back and making things right the best I can, and forgiving myself for all that’s torn that I can’t, for one reason or another, mend.