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Shabbat Shalom.
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Food is our language of love and of comfort. For all those who need a warm bowl of soup right now, no matter the weather, try this healing recipe from @susanbarocas.
Cook it at link in bio.
In the pages of "Frankly Feminist" you`ll find unique and diverse explorations of transitions, intimacies, transgressions, war, the body the soul and belonging.
What better way to celebrate National Short Story Month (and the upcoming long weekend) than with Lilith`s anthology of 40+ years of original Jewish feminist short fiction?
AND when you purchase your copy from Lilith`s Bookshop page a portion of the proceeds will support Lilith`s Jewish feminist journalism--visit the link in our bio!
For Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky.
For the mothers in Gaza forced to give their babies water instead of milk.
For the hostages’ families who still don’t know if their loved ones are alive or dead.
For all those whose calls for peace are unheard.
Illustration by @katzcomics
In the latest from Lilith Online, Sarah Yahm discusses her new novel "Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation," and the difficulty in witnessing the declining health of her own mother.
Read it now at the link in bio!
