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I’ve been getting really into forgotten histories lately. In my academic life, it’s taken the form of some real decided interest in Yiddish literature from America, which I think has… Read more »
Memory: Banishment or Salvation
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Chief Rabbi to Singles: No Pre-Marital Sex, And We Really Mean It This Time!
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The latest “trend” in premarital sex amongst modern Orthodox singles has garnered Chief-Rabbinical condemnation: In an attempt to stem a trend of quasi-condoned premarital sex among young modern Orthodox men… Read more »
Baby Bites
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There’s a lot going on out there in foodie land these days – a giant, mostly symbolic meat recall by Westland/Hallmark Meat Company (ahem, 143 million pounds), the OU declaring… Read more »
Costco Lessons
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My husband and I decided that what was missing in our lives was a Costco membership. And so we went, babes in the woods, with our two babes in tow.… Read more »
Movin' On Up
Mel Weiss
Well, the primaries are a-passin’, and while the outcome’s definitely still up for grabs, it sure feels like a picture is coming into focus, doesn’t it? Some candidates are movin’… Read more »
The Vagina Monologues
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This week marks the tenth anniversary of V-Day, Eve Ensler’s international movement to end violence against girls and women. In its lifetime, V-Day has raised $50 million, and the organization gives away more money than any other group to fight violence against women (still, what they give annually amounts to what’s spent on about ten minutes of the war in Iraq).
The Rock and the God Place
Mel Weiss
So here, essentially, is my conundrum: I started in on Mordechai Kaplan. I got through just enough of Judaism as Civilization to know we’re pretty doomed if we think of… Read more »
Worshipping at the Altar of the Jewish Dating Gods. Or, Jews of the World Unite, on JDate!
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In one of those seemingly random convergences of synergies, the current issues of both Lilith and the online Jewish women’s mag 614 feature articles on JDate. In different ways, the… Read more »
Happy Birthday, Judy!
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Judy Blume turns 70 next week, and The Guardian profiles the author for the occasion. “I’d imagined her as a busty Jewish mamma, dishing out advice in gigantic, homely portions,”… Read more »
Introducing: The Domestic Agenda
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I am a mother. I am other things too, of course: a woman, a wife to M, a sister, a daughter, a friend, an American, a Jew, an editor, a… Read more »
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“`Polyamory has actually made me more Jewish,` notes a polyamorous psychotherapist who regularly hosts Shabbat with her partners. `My main way of connecting to Judaism is through ritual. It’s part of my life and important that partners join me in that.`"
For Lilith`s Fall 20233 issue, @hannahrenee_m talked to non-monogamous Jews -- including one queer, polyamorous Rabbi -- who are making space for their identities through Jewish ritual. Read the full story at the link in bio.
Art by @drorcof
#polyamory #nonmonogamous #queerandjewish
“`Polyamory has actually made me more Jewish,` notes a polyamorous psychotherapist who regularly hosts Shabbat with her partners. `My main way of connecting to Judaism is through ritual. It’s part of my life and important that partners join me in that.`"
For Lilith`s Fall 20233 issue, @hannahrenee_m talked to non-monogamous Jews -- including one queer, polyamorous Rabbi -- who are making space for their identities through Jewish ritual. Read the full story at the link in bio.
Art by @drorcof
#polyamory #nonmonogamous #queerandjewish
"Why are you silent?"
Tens of thousands of people are asking UN Women this critical question. The United Nations’ organization that allegedly fights to end sexual violence has still refused to condemn Hamas’ horrific sexual crimes on Oct. 7 or recognize that they even happened.
This silence prompted a group of Israeli women, including some with family members currently being held captive, to launch #MeToo_UNless_UR_a_Jew. The campaign’s goal is to gather one million signatures demanding that UN Women release a statement condemning Hamas’ human rights violations, and the terrorists’ sexual assaults against Israeli women and girls.
Read full piece from @dianabletter—link in bio.
"Why are you silent?"
Tens of thousands of people are asking UN Women this critical question. The United Nations’ organization that allegedly fights to end sexual violence has still refused to condemn Hamas’ horrific sexual crimes on Oct. 7 or recognize that they even happened.
This silence prompted a group of Israeli women, including some with family members currently being held captive, to launch #MeToo_UNless_UR_a_Jew. The campaign’s goal is to gather one million signatures demanding that UN Women release a statement condemning Hamas’ human rights violations, and the terrorists’ sexual assaults against Israeli women and girls.
Read full piece from @dianabletter—link in bio.
Both the reporting on and silence around the sexual assault that happened on Oct. 7 can trigger a range of responses for many of us who have been affected by gender-based violence and discrimination.
We`re returning to these seven ways to support survivors from @hallifaulkner, originally published in the Winter 2023 Issue.
Read the full piece—link in bio.
#SupportSurvivors #SexualAssault #GenderBasedViolence
Both the reporting on and silence around the sexual assault that happened on Oct. 7 can trigger a range of responses for many of us who have been affected by gender-based violence and discrimination.
We`re returning to these seven ways to support survivors from @hallifaulkner, originally published in the Winter 2023 Issue.
Read the full piece—link in bio.
#SupportSurvivors #SexualAssault #GenderBasedViolence
During wartime, this simple sign can be a lifesaver. Literally. Because when the Red Alert siren blares in the starless dark, you’ve got 90 seconds to run for cover – and once sheltered, you’re supposed to stay put for an additional ten minutes.
This simple homemade sign posted by @avigail73, a filmmaker, mom and activist who owns an apartment in that building, is so much more than a communal public service announcement. It’s an invitation. When scary danger ruptures the sky, come be with us. @ruthebenstein on the sign that brings her hope. Link in bio.
#Shelter #Hope #BombShelter #Neighbors #israel
During wartime, this simple sign can be a lifesaver. Literally. Because when the Red Alert siren blares in the starless dark, you’ve got 90 seconds to run for cover – and once sheltered, you’re supposed to stay put for an additional ten minutes.
This simple homemade sign posted by @avigail73, a filmmaker, mom and activist who owns an apartment in that building, is so much more than a communal public service announcement. It’s an invitation. When scary danger ruptures the sky, come be with us. @ruthebenstein on the sign that brings her hope. Link in bio.
#Shelter #Hope #BombShelter #Neighbors #israel
In Lilith`s latest issue, poetry editor Alicia Ostriker remarks, "This is one of the most warm-hearted poems I have seen in a long time, full of ongoing affection for a father who was a non-believer yet remained attached and proud as a Jew to “say the prayers.” A quiet miracle."
We hope you`ll think so too.
Find the full poem at the link in our bio.
In Lilith`s latest issue, poetry editor Alicia Ostriker remarks, "This is one of the most warm-hearted poems I have seen in a long time, full of ongoing affection for a father who was a non-believer yet remained attached and proud as a Jew to “say the prayers.” A quiet miracle."
We hope you`ll think so too.
Find the full poem at the link in our bio.
