Rishe Groner
So. I don’t know about you, but I never thought we’d be here. Saying goodbye to Sukkot, the grand festival of rejoicing, the time when we celebrate harvest, honor abundance,… Read more »
Reflections on Sukkot During the Coronavirus
Author: Rishe Groner
The Struggle of Finding Shelter as an Orthodox Woman
Rishe Groner
Sukkot is supposed to be the holiday of rejoicing. And yet for me, a particularly difficult time, as a single woman. Usually, it’s the week before Sukkot that I put… Read more »
A Prayer to Forgive Yourself on Yom Kippur
Rishe Groner
For demanding gender roles of others, intentionally or unintentionally, passing judgement on someone’s appearance to assume their capabilities and hurting feelings in the process
Let’s Liberate the Feminine This Passover
Rishe Groner
In fact, in many traditional communities, the work of preparation for Passover falls disproportionately on women.
This Week’s Parsha Lays the Groundwork for Post-Patriarchy
Rishe Groner
Can we build a non-hierarchical world of post-patriarchy with structures focusing on flexibility, collaboration and community?
Why I Am Observing International Agunah Day
Rishe Groner
There is a word for this horrific status of women: Agunah. Literally, chained.
A Feminist Prayer for Tu b’Shvat
Rishe Groner
If you’re looking for something feminist to add to your Tu b’Shvat seder.
This Week’s Torah Parsha Is Inspiration to Keep Marching
Rishe Groner
The story of the Egyptian exile is told and retold as a story of human redemption from oppression, of expanding from a state of limited consciousness to openness.
Why We Need to Talk About Circumstantial Infertility
Rishe Groner
How can the Jewish community be more supportive of single women who seek to have families?
What “Maoz Tzur” Has To Do With Our #MeToo Moment
Rishe Groner
Like the Hasmonean midrashic heroine, we all must stand up now and say: Are you really blaming me for baring my soul?