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And now, for your reading pleasure, a new way of thinking about Purim from Lilith’s senior editor, Rabbi Susan Schnur, in a four part series: Our [Meaning Women’s] Book-of-Esther Problem… Read more »
The Whole Megillah–Lilith Style!
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A Look Back on Black History Month
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As we come to the end of Black History Month, let’s take a look back at some of Lilith’s writings on the topic. Fall 1996: “Are You Black or Are… Read more »
Women’s Roundtable Podcast: Wage Gaps and the Pill
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This month, Lilith’s editor in chief Susan Weidman Schneider and assistant editor Sonia Isard chat with Gabrielle Birkner and Jane Eisner of the Forward about the latest hot topics, including the ever-present pay gap between men and women–even in the Jewish communal workforce and whether or not oral contraceptives have led to a fertility crisis.
Sad News: Beloved Singer and Composer Debbie Friedman Dies in Los Angeles
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Debbie Friedman, known for her Mi Sheberach and her special Jewish feminst songs, has died in Los Angeles. Lilith magazine’s board and staff join with Debbie Friedman’s multitude of other friends and fans in grieving her shocking and untimely death today. Debbie’s music –and her presence–helped lead thousands through healing moments and in joyful celebration.
Have you seen this one yet? “It Gets Better – Gay Orthodox Jews”
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The It Gets Better project certainly is making the rounds–but this clip is particularly striking. Link to your personal favorites below!
JFSJ's Call for Radical Empathy
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Jewish Funds for Justice is proud to have teamed up with Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR for something truly new, and creative, and inspiring, an antidote to the fear-mongering so prevalent these days. It’s a call for empathy. Radical empathy at that.
Back Home in my New Home
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Yosef and I just got married in August, the day after Chelsea Clinton, in the Jersey synagogue where I grew up. Now, we’re both back in rabbinical school at JTS.
Nothing New Under The Sun:It's a Nobel Kinda Day
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The dust is starting to settle after the annual flurry surrounding the awarding of Nobel Prizes. From the Medicine award for IVF (we’ve written about that!), to noting the blatant absence of women among the winners, this year gave us lots to think about. The literature prize, especially, put us in mind to re-visit Evelyn Torton Beck’s sharp-as-a-tack 1979 review of I. B. Singer’s Misogyny.
New from the Women's Roundtable Podcast
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Listen in on the latest conversation with Lilith’s editor in chief Susan Weidman Schneider and assistant editor Sonia Isard. This time, we’re chatting with Gabrielle Birkner and Jane Eisner of… Read more »
Nothing New Under the Sun: The Enduring Fight for Abortion Rights
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Whoa! What a buzz is in the air already this election season! When Planned Parenthood’s reaction to the New York State primaries fell into our hands, it reminded us of a few articles from Lilith’s long history of rigorous reporting on the state of pro-choice politics. For just one example, have a look at editor in chief Susan Weidman Schneider’s 1990 piece, “The Anti-Choice Movement: Bad News for Jews.”