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My first job after college was at a therapeutic group home for adolescent girls. This group home, along with many other family and children services, was operated by the Jewish… Read more »
Jewish Community Involvement…and Skiing
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Etz Chayim: Hanukkah, Christmas, and Jewish Theology in a Christian Context, Part 2
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In last week’s post, I wrote about some of my experiences growing up Jewish in New Mexico, living with fear of assimilation as well as attraction to certain aspects of… Read more »
Etz Chayim: Hanukkah, Christmas, and Jewish Theology in a Christian Context, Part 1
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Happy (belated) Chanukkah to all you readers! The winter holiday season is a time when many United-Statesian Jews become aware of their level of visibility. (By the way, I like… Read more »
The Newest Jew in Jewdaho
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This past Sunday, the Jewish community welcomed its newest member. Baby Miriam Aviva was born December 10 to Temple Emanuel members and Iowa natives Amanda and Naomi. Amanda, who converted… Read more »
Introducing Etz Chayim
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Hi everyone, my name is Ri, and this is my inaugural post as a Lilith blogger. To find out more about me and my writing, check out my bio here.… Read more »
Searching
Maya Bernstein
I’ve spent the past month searching for a new nanny. Albina, our beloved babysitter, who had lived three doors away, moved. She doesn’t drive, and now lives just far enough… Read more »
'Tis the Season
Amy Stone
My doctor goes into a shockingly racist rant about the government’s being incapable of managing health care as proved by H1N1 vaccine just going to “pickaninnies in the ghetto.” A… Read more »
Chanukkah in the Diaspora
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Every year, I look forward to my Channukah care package, when my mom and sister round up Channukah treats, toys, and decorations and send them to me. Here in Pocatello,… Read more »
Responding to Absurdity
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In the aftermath of Nofrat Frenkel’s arrest at the Western Wall (her crime? wearing a tallit), Lilith has heard from a lot from all of you, asking what you can… Read more »
"Malka in the Promised Land"-The Lilith Fiction Podcast Series
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The next installment of the Lilith Fiction Podcast series is here! In “Malka in the Promised Land,” a young yeshiva girl breaks loose. The story, which first ran in the… Read more »