Author: Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler

More Wisdom from “The Janes”

Judith Arcana and Sheila Avruch weigh in on Jewishness in abortion justice and how they got involved in an underground abortion collective.

Wisdom from the Original Jane Collective

Judith Arcana and Sheila Avruch recall their days in the early 1970s, helping Chicagoans who “called Jane” for abortion referrals.

A Writer’s Final Farewell to a Spouse

I was hesitant to pick up In Love as a newlywed. I am superstitious enough to worry about inviting misfortune by way of acknowledging it. But when I stood under the chuppah last November and married my husband, I remember thinking about death.

A Secular Feminist Embraces Shabbat

My first real blunder came during the hand washing. I wasn’t sure how many seconds I needed to run my hand under the water for it to count as washed, and felt the eyes of my hosts on me.