Historically, Jews have dealt with so much violence, discrimination, and hate enacted by outside forces: we cannot afford to inflict pain against each other. And perhaps–that’s why we inflict pain against each other?
Exile can be a place for sustained nourishment: the same activism that led me out of Jewish community came to tether me back in.
Jewish and Muslim women come together in conversation.
For me, the step after believing survivors is supporting survivors.
These pieces reflect this heartbreaking year of violence and loss. Two abiding themes are grief and hope
Artist Debra Band has produced the first-ever fully illustrated Qohelet ((The Book of Ecclesiastes).
As a new year approaches, we are waiting in anticipation for all the exciting new books that will come with it — from queer time-traveling folklorish fantasies to reproductive health guidebooks, and everything in between.
“She persisted” is the mantra of Jewish feminists, and this year is no exception.
“Literal heartache accompanies the loss of someone you love…the phantom pain of a severed limb.”
"What My Mother`s Ashes Revealed ," by Julia Silverberg Németh. A must-read, linked in our bio. ❤️
"What My Mother`s Ashes Revealed ," by Julia Silverberg Németh. A must-read, linked in our bio. ❤️
Did you know that Jewish women were involved in all forms and formations of the resistance against the Nazis?
In Lilith`s Spring 2009 Issue, German journalist and filmmaker Ingrid Strobl uncovers the personal narratives of women who won quiet, small-scale victories against the viciousness of Nazis and their collaborators. Though their work has often been left out of official histories of the era, these were women who took their own instincts and impulses seriously, and acted on them.
Read it now at Lilith.org.
Portrait of Eta Wrobel from @jewishpartisans.
Did you know that Jewish women were involved in all forms and formations of the resistance against the Nazis?
In Lilith`s Spring 2009 Issue, German journalist and filmmaker Ingrid Strobl uncovers the personal narratives of women who won quiet, small-scale victories against the viciousness of Nazis and their collaborators. Though their work has often been left out of official histories of the era, these were women who took their own instincts and impulses seriously, and acted on them.
Read it now at Lilith.org.
Portrait of Eta Wrobel from @jewishpartisans.
shabbat shalom! what`s the first piece of chametz you ate this week once Passover ended?
In this creative writing workshop with Lilith magazine, join writer and theologian Rabbi @juliawattsbelser to explore how disability wisdom can help us tap into the subversive spiritual power of Shabbat—and disentangle our worth from our work. Drawing on her article in the latest issue of Lilith, Julia will share creative prompts to spark our imagination and invite us to craft our own micro practices for finding rest and respite in these days. All are welcome.
When: Friday, May 17, 12-1 pm Eastern
Where: Zoom!
➡️ ➡️ RSVP at Link in Bio!
Image Description: Text on the image reads: “Disability Wisdom and the Subversive Power of Radical Rest. Creative Writing Workshop with Lilith magazine and Rabbi Julia Watts Belser. Friday, May 17, 12-1 pm ET.” Above the text is an illustration of two pink figures with their arms around each other. One happily has their eyes closed while the other looks on. To the right of the text is a portrait of Julia Watts Belser, a white Jewish woman with curly brown hair, sits happily in her wheelchair in front of a flowering bush. She`s wearing a patterned red blazer and red kippah (beret) to match.
In this creative writing workshop with Lilith magazine, join writer and theologian Rabbi @juliawattsbelser to explore how disability wisdom can help us tap into the subversive spiritual power of Shabbat—and disentangle our worth from our work. Drawing on her article in the latest issue of Lilith, Julia will share creative prompts to spark our imagination and invite us to craft our own micro practices for finding rest and respite in these days. All are welcome.
When: Friday, May 17, 12-1 pm Eastern
Where: Zoom!
➡️ ➡️ RSVP at Link in Bio!
Image Description: Text on the image reads: “Disability Wisdom and the Subversive Power of Radical Rest. Creative Writing Workshop with Lilith magazine and Rabbi Julia Watts Belser. Friday, May 17, 12-1 pm ET.” Above the text is an illustration of two pink figures with their arms around each other. One happily has their eyes closed while the other looks on. To the right of the text is a portrait of Julia Watts Belser, a white Jewish woman with curly brown hair, sits happily in her wheelchair in front of a flowering bush. She`s wearing a patterned red blazer and red kippah (beret) to match.
It’s May Day 🚩 dig into a treasure trove of fiery Jewish labor activists you may not have heard of—linked in our bio🔥
It’s May Day 🚩 dig into a treasure trove of fiery Jewish labor activists you may not have heard of—linked in our bio🔥
