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Link Roundup: Legislation Against Choice

Breaking news: Just moments ago, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Pence Amendment in a vote of 240-185. The Amendment would strip Planned Parenthood of receiving federal funds for any of the organization’s services.

Link Roundup: A Fight for Reproductive Rights

On Tuesday, the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on “H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.” During the hearing, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) argued that the H.R. 3 provisions could hurt the tax-exempt status of religious groups. [Huffington Post]

Link Roundup: The Rape Debate and Crisis in Egypt

The House GOP recently stirred up major controversy when they proposed the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. The Act planned to drastically limit the number of federally funded abortions by changing the definition of “rape” to only include “forcible rape” cases. The bill also planned to limit incest-related abortions to women under 18.

Link Roundup: Tiger Mom Backlash and Healthcare Reform

Author Amy Chua recently faced a backlash after the Wall Street Journal published her essay entitled “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” an excerpt from her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Ayelet Waldman, Jewish mom and author of Bad Mother, responded to Chua’s harsh criticism of Western parenting. [WSJ]

Link Roundup: Tragedy and Race Relations

This past week was filled with deep sadness in the Jewish community following the loss of beloved singer/songwriter, Debbie Friedman, and the tragic shooting in Tuscon, Arizona that left 6 people dead and 14 injured, including U.S. Representative, Gabrielle Giffords.

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shabbat shalom! what's the first piece of chametz you ate this week once Passover ended?

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.
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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🔥 ...

Read this 💎 from our archives. 

Isaac Bashevis Singer is the one author by whom thousands of people the world over will measure both Yiddish literature and Jewish culture. But, as Evelyn Torton Beck persuasively argues in this 1979 article, the Nobel Prizewinner’s work is not only a distortion of the reality of East European Jewish life generally—but also permeated with a pernicious view of women as insatiable sexual predators.

Read this 💎 from our archives.

Isaac Bashevis Singer is the one author by whom thousands of people the world over will measure both Yiddish literature and Jewish culture. But, as Evelyn Torton Beck persuasively argues in this 1979 article, the Nobel Prizewinner’s work is not only a distortion of the reality of East European Jewish life generally—but also permeated with a pernicious view of women as insatiable sexual predators.
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Shabbat Shalom 💓 

Art:  Betty LaDuke, "Oregon Summer Joy," from the cover of Lilith's Winter 1997-1998 issue

Shabbat Shalom 💓

Art: Betty LaDuke, "Oregon Summer Joy," from the cover of Lilith`s Winter 1997-1998 issue
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