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BIG things are happening at Lilith—and you`ll want you to be part of them! As Lilith`s community grows, our commitment to bringing you groundbreaking, independent Jewish feminist journalism and programs continues to grow and flourish.
Now, for the first time in 13 years, we`re adjusting our subscription pricing so we can continue to bring you Lilith`s unique writing and thinking. As a valued reader, right now you now have a limited-time opportunity to lock in our current rate before the rate increases on May 1st.
What Does a Lilith Subscription Include?
⭐4 issues per year of Lilith`s gorgeous print magazine
⭐Exclusive access to Lilith salons across the U.S & abroad
⭐Early registration and complimentary admission to Lilith writing workshops & special events
Purchase or renew your subscription or give a gift subscription at the link in our bio!
The egg on the seder plate doesn`t get enough love. Here’s a creative activity to accompany a Lilith Passover classic, “Ode to the Passover Egg,” by Rabbi Susan Schnur. Link in bio.
The egg on the seder plate doesn`t get enough love. Here’s a creative activity to accompany a Lilith Passover classic, “Ode to the Passover Egg,” by Rabbi Susan Schnur. Link in bio.
In honor of Pesach and to honor the brazen Biblical midwives Puah and Shifra, this week`s Woman of the Week is Lynn Paltrow, founder of National Advocates for Pregnant Women. Following the ancient Jewish tradition of Reproductive Rights activism, Paltrow has advocated for the rights of incarcerated pregnant people. Chag Sameach!
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#feminism #Lilith #judaism #midwife #puah #shifra #pesach #passover #chagsameach #WotW
In honor of Pesach and to honor the brazen Biblical midwives Puah and Shifra, this week`s Woman of the Week is Lynn Paltrow, founder of National Advocates for Pregnant Women. Following the ancient Jewish tradition of Reproductive Rights activism, Paltrow has advocated for the rights of incarcerated pregnant people. Chag Sameach!
Who would you like to see next?
#feminism #Lilith #judaism #midwife #puah #shifra #pesach #passover #chagsameach #WotW
Has there been a Passover in your lifetime where the holiday’s rituals and themes echoed the current moment so closely? Right now we see many Pharaoh figures whose powers grow with each passing day. And we have yet to identify a Moses, backed by divine might and moral certainty, to lead us to freedom.
Each year, we are commanded to imagine ourselves in the Exodus story. Would you have survived? Would you have fought back? Would you have lost faith in humanity?
The seder is full of visceral symbols of blood and tears, death and loss, though the Passover sacrifice, when our faith demanded we slaughter animals to show our devotion, feels archaic and distant. Yet lately we see more starkly than ever before those sacrificed by our society––women persecuted for miscarrying; immigrants seized on American streets; aid workers, healers, researchers forced to abandon their work; the hostages still in captivity after 550 days; the war-weary, traumatized families in Israel, Ukraine, Sudan, Gaza, West Bank; Palestinian mothers facing the onslaught of bombing. And this is not the whole list. But rather than allow our hearts to harden, they break again and again.
How do we approach the concept of sacrifice with gratitude and not fear? In Lilith`s latest issue, Leah Kahn writes, “We might think the sacrifices are simply about the items being offered, but they are more than that; spiritually, they’re about offering up ourselves. And this offer of oneself requires a great deal of faith.”
Perhaps there is no one Moses coming to save us. Rescue may be in our hands, in our communities, and in whatever we ourselves can offer up.
Has there been a Passover in your lifetime where the holiday’s rituals and themes echoed the current moment so closely? Right now we see many Pharaoh figures whose powers grow with each passing day. And we have yet to identify a Moses, backed by divine might and moral certainty, to lead us to freedom.
Each year, we are commanded to imagine ourselves in the Exodus story. Would you have survived? Would you have fought back? Would you have lost faith in humanity?
The seder is full of visceral symbols of blood and tears, death and loss, though the Passover sacrifice, when our faith demanded we slaughter animals to show our devotion, feels archaic and distant. Yet lately we see more starkly than ever before those sacrificed by our society––women persecuted for miscarrying; immigrants seized on American streets; aid workers, healers, researchers forced to abandon their work; the hostages still in captivity after 550 days; the war-weary, traumatized families in Israel, Ukraine, Sudan, Gaza, West Bank; Palestinian mothers facing the onslaught of bombing. And this is not the whole list. But rather than allow our hearts to harden, they break again and again.
How do we approach the concept of sacrifice with gratitude and not fear? In Lilith`s latest issue, Leah Kahn writes, “We might think the sacrifices are simply about the items being offered, but they are more than that; spiritually, they’re about offering up ourselves. And this offer of oneself requires a great deal of faith.”
Perhaps there is no one Moses coming to save us. Rescue may be in our hands, in our communities, and in whatever we ourselves can offer up.
Looking for a meaningful feminist ritual to bring to your seder? We`ve got you!
The idea of a "Miriam`s Goblet" originated with Stephanie Loo Ritari as a counterweight to Elijah`s cup. Both the original ritual—written by Ritari, Matia Angelou and Janet Berkenfield—and Rabbi Susan Schnur`s adaptation were published in the Spring 1992 Issue of Lilith.
What does Miriam`s Goblet mean to you this year? Healing in its broadest sense? Embracing the process—the trek through the wilderness, as opposed to phallic goal ((the arrival at Canaan)? Or maybe, as Rabbi Schnur wrote over thirty years ago, Miriam`s Goblet represents the magic of touch: that one can sometimes touch and heal, be touched and heal.
May next year find us still upon our journeys.
Looking for a meaningful feminist ritual to bring to your seder? We`ve got you!
The idea of a "Miriam`s Goblet" originated with Stephanie Loo Ritari as a counterweight to Elijah`s cup. Both the original ritual—written by Ritari, Matia Angelou and Janet Berkenfield—and Rabbi Susan Schnur`s adaptation were published in the Spring 1992 Issue of Lilith.
What does Miriam`s Goblet mean to you this year? Healing in its broadest sense? Embracing the process—the trek through the wilderness, as opposed to phallic goal ((the arrival at Canaan)? Or maybe, as Rabbi Schnur wrote over thirty years ago, Miriam`s Goblet represents the magic of touch: that one can sometimes touch and heal, be touched and heal.
May next year find us still upon our journeys.
