Diane Tepfer
She put so many modern artists on the map.
Edith Halpert: A Pioneering Dealer and Promoter of American Art
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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.
How Singing (Yes, Singing!) Can Create Radical Jewish Accessibility
Mónica Gomery
Creating a culture of sharing music is a way of leveling the playing field. It’s also a feminist act, inverting the hierarchies which have instilled the idea that one simply should know something.
Can We Cut Off Antisemitism at its Roots?
Dove Kent
Visibly Jewish people bearing the violent brunt of the story told about all Jews: that we are the ultimate source of people's suffering.
Lesléa Newman: What Happened When I Was Uninvited to a Yeshiva
Leslea Newman
These were my people. And they were canceling my visit. I could only conclude that the mere presence of a Jewish lesbian at their school was unacceptable to them.
Fridays with Women: Shishi Nashim
admin
Shishi Nashim–“Friday Women”–is the joint initiative of two grassroots organizations in Akko: the Educators Kibbutz and Akko Women’s Vision. The two organizations have been working to spark increased community involvement and a new creativity among the city’s 50,000 residents, who are one-third Arab and two-thirds Jewish.
In the Image of God?
admin
In my crafted Jewish identity, there is not a space carved out for God; instead I have chosen to define my Judaism by my bonds to various Jewish communities.
Why She Needed to Create the Jews of Color Torah Academy
admin
Despite the challenges of racism that many Jews of Color face daily, it is not all so dismal, and we are not solely building this community as a response to a lack. Rather, we are dreaming up new realities, celebrating each other, working to ensure we are a space for restorative dialogue, where we love and protect each other and hold oppressive behavior accountable, and sharing learning for this world and the one to come.
What Jews Don’t Talk About When They Talk About Jews. And Who Does the Talking.
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Many of the speakers expressed desire for a deeper partnership between Israel and American Jews, exploring the ways both communities could learn from the other.