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So Many Faces To Slap: Jewish-Catholic Relations in St. Louis
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It is generally taken as a given in our politically correct age that clergy of one religion are supposed to respect the norms of the other religion and not interfere… Read more »
The Cost of War, Accountability, and Soap
Mel Weiss
According to a recent article from the AP, Democrats place the final cost of these wars (in Iraq and Afghanistan) at $1.6 trillion—roughly twice what the White House has requested… Read more »
The State of Things: Kosher Fest and the Jewish Community
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This past Sunday, I attended Kosher Fest, the yearly gathering of kosher food and beverage purveyors and other food professionals (held in New York City, naturally). Kosher Fest is no… Read more »
Rabbinic Rally For Agunot and Modern-Orthodoxy
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A very interesting development in the fight for agunots’ rights occurred this past Sunday. A group of Orthodox rabbis rallied, along with lay people, outside the home of another Orthodox… Read more »
Cherish the Ballot
Mel Weiss
I have an embarrassing confession: I didn’t vote this past Tuesday. There wasn’t anything major on my local ballot, but I realized I’m still registered at an old address, and… Read more »
Home for the Holidays
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Nervous about bringing someone home for Thanksgiving for the first time? You’re not alone!
I Can't Believe I'm Saying This, But…
Mel Weiss
I’m ready for some smaller government. Now, if you’ve ever met me (or read anything else I’ve written here), this might be a perplexing statement. How do you go from… Read more »
Feminist Awakenings
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What struck me most upon reading Deborah Siegel’s engaging history of the modern feminist movement, Sisterhood: Interrupted, was the sense of absolute awakening that the feminist revolution of the 1960s… Read more »
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In this moment, we need intimate and intergenerational conversation more than ever before, where we can show up simply as we are, in all of our contradictions and complexities. Want to start your own Lilith salon? Learn more at 🔗 in bio!
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Where are we finding the promise of rest this Shabbat? In @joanrothphotography’s photographs of Jewish women celebrating Shabbat all over the world.
Shabbat shalom. What is helping you pause and rest this weekend?
Headed into Shabbat with hearts broken and shoulders heavy.
Text from the shabbat song, “Lecha Dodi,” traditionally sung on Friday night. The verse “בּֽוֹאִי כַלָּה, בּֽוֹאִי כַלָּה“ is alternatively translated as “Come O Bride” and “Come, the Shabbat Queen.”
Comic by @katzcomics
On March 20, the first official day of spring, join Lilith for a Jewish feminist writers’ hour, facilitated by poet, novelist, & children’s book author Lesléa Newman. Take an hour to fill up your cup so you can go back out into the world.
With everything happening in the world, we need a space to pause and pour it all out on the page. Expect kindness and curiosity—all Jewish feminists welcome.
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