As we anxiously await news of a ceasefire and hostage return deal, Torn, a documentary directed by Nim Shapira, brings us back to the earliest days after October 7, depicting the hostage poster war that raged on the streets of New York in those fraught weeks.
A Body that Works, the English title of a popular Israeli series, captures the complexity of a system where one body bears a child for another to rear.
Gentle Lilith readers, I’ve been doing this Jewish feminist end-of-year roundup for 10 years now. My list has always included 7 highlights because 7 is the number associated with blessing… Read more »
In a world divided, how do we move forward? This much-needed documentary co-directed by Julie Cohen, an American Jew, and Mo Husseini, an American Palestinian, shows us one way.
“She persisted” is the mantra of Jewish feminists, and this year is no exception.
A new film offers perspective on the feminist icon— but has been denounced by her daughters.
Paula Eiselt’s new documentary “Under G-D” is a short masterpiece, illustrating the legal landscape in the post-Roe world and the major role that Jews are playing in shaping it.
Jewish feminist joy and resistance are also part of the story.
Twitter’s moral philosopher on how to repent and do no harm
The lives and preventable deaths of two young Black moms are chronicled through home movies as well as the activism of those that are left behind.
