Fall 2011

Memoir! The life stories revealed in 35 years of Lilith. A female view of male circumcision. Guiding a child through her cancer. Saying Yizkor for a marriage. Re-considering Jewish sororities.

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The 500-Year-Old Rabbi

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Susan Schnur interviews Barbara Aiello

A Woman’s View of Circumcision

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This traditional Jewish rite of passage is how we welcome newborn boys. Now, it’s also inciting both anti-Semitism and a big dose of feminist ambivalence.

Mail-Order Bride: from Russia to the Dakota Prairie

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The physical inspection was first. Eyes. Nose. On her chin, a thumb opened her jaw. The woman’s hands weren’t soft but they were dry, at least, like salted fish. Minna... Read more »

Guiding My Child Through Cancer

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A rabbi/mom morphed five Jewish principles into rituals for pulling herself and her daughter through a hellish year.

A (Re)Consideration of Jewish Sororities

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Flying in the face of the stereotypes, Kohn claims they could be precursors for social justice work.

Celebrating 35 Years of Jewish Women’s Stories

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Why do Jewish women write memoir? A guided tour through the life stories revealed in Lilith’s pages — by women like, and very unlike, yourself.

Yizkor for a Marriage

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He cheats. She mourns. The unexpected solace from a Jewish way of handling loss.

Cats & Angels

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The Rebbetzin says angels follow you and defend you when you die — unless          you speak ill,in which case the angels are injured. They bruise blue... Read more »

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