Mel Weiss
You know when you spend a lot of time thinking about something, and then suddenly it seems to be everywhere? I’ve had that feeling recently. First, Ruth Wisse’s almost-out book,… Read more »
Political Theology, Take One
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On Jewish Men and Jewish Women
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I’ve spent the past few days defending Jewish women against all sorts of stereotypes and criticisms, and, frankly, I’m exhausted. I personally know so many amazing Jewish women, and I… Read more »
Home Cooking: How I finally ended up in my mom's kitchen
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Last week I went home to Chicago, and boy was the living easy. My parents escorted me home from the airport where my mother’s gazpacho and a roasted potato frittata… Read more »
From Khartoum to Jerusalem
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A Sudanese refugee child in Israel. Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski It is 1,128 miles from Khartoum, Sudan to Jerusalem, Israel. Many Sudanese travel at least this distance to reach Israel in… Read more »
Voting and "the Israel issue"
Mel Weiss
I had the extreme pleasure of being hosted this past weekend by an older couple—a good friend’s grandparents—who found me confusing and, I hope, fairly enjoyable. I think they were… Read more »
Putting Religious Feminism Into Practice
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Last week I wrote about the way that the ideals of religion and feminism have the potential to come together to create a new breed of woman – the religious… Read more »
Riot Kitchen
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The secret to the feminist revolution is in a vegan cupcake. Brooklyn born, Isa Moskowitz, is the founder and co-host of the Post Punk Kitchen, a public access cooking show… Read more »
Interview with Leora Kahn
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I had the opportunity to interview Leora Kahn, the editor of Darfur: Twenty Years of War and Genocide.” This recently published book covers the last two decades of conflict in… Read more »
Are Affiliations Necessary?
Mel Weiss
I was asked to explain two things this weekend, and the more I think about them, the more I wonder how related they might be, and how useful it may… Read more »
"Orthodox Feminist": An Oxymoron?
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The current issue of Lilith magazine includes a conversation between our own Melanie Weiss and London-based author Sally Berkovic, titled “Orthodox and Feminist: The Dreaded ‘F’ Word,” about this year’s… Read more »