Jean Bloch Rosensaft
This exhibition in the Heller Museum at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York reminds us of the importance of seeking joy, even — and especially — now.
Art: Seeking Joy In A Broken World
Author: Guest Blogger
Poem: Calling Congress
Rachel Lee
Hello, my name is Shame and I am your constituent. My voice is hoarse on your answering machine. Do you really decide who will live and who will die by tally?
Poem: L’dor v’dor
Jehanne Dubrow
We are strangers here together/ where we place these stories in the open/ mouths of paper bags.
Poem: Do Not Allow a Witch to Live
Karen Dresser
Torah shouts: all women who practice witchcraft must be put to death! Talmud reports: rabbinic sages believed their wives all practiced witchcraft.
A Roundup of Jewish Poetry Collections by Jewish Women
Laura Hodes
Calling all Jewish poetry lovers — this one is for you!
Building Justice: Lessons from Sukkot
Rabbi Miriam Grossman
The lessons of Sukkot, of material and collective work, have something to teach all of us who seek justice about determination and finding our shared power.
The Café: Is apology on the menu?
Kayla Tzedek
Waitress — I want something else. I want him to be accountable.
Awakening to the Other: Behind the Shofar’s Blast
Dani Rader
Pushing the limits of our empathy is central to the holy work of this season.
Hybrid
Karen Paul
How do we reconcile the disparate pieces of our genetic whorl with the legacy of our lineage?
Disability as Beloved by G-d
Rabbi Lauren Tuchman
I know deeply what it is to feel like I have to make a choice between my spiritual life and my sense of dignity as a disabled person.