Spring 1996

Tsena Rena

happening

Where to go and for what if you're a Jewish feminist.

Cheerios à la Bourguignon

reviews

Is it possible for holiness and meat-eating to coexist today?

Diamond District Yankels Enchilada Synagogues, Jerusalem’s Holy Weirdos: Three New Videos

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Three new Jewish films about diamonds, Jerusalem Syndrome, and immigrating to Mexico.

Jewish Women: A World of Tradition and Change

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There has never been a book like this one. When we look around the room at any gathering we know Jewish women don't all look alike. But these faces?

The Soloveitchik Heritage: A Daughter’s Memoir

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This memoir, told with characteristic family humility and in a female voice, reveals how, over many generations, families nurture their young to be spiritual leaders of their people.

Jewish Women/Jewish Men: The Legacy of Patriarchy in Jewish Life

reviews

In Jewish Women/Jewish Men, Aviva Cantor raises important questions about the ways in which patriarchy within Judaism and Jewish culture has affected both Jewish women and men.

“You Don’t Have a Daddy, You Have a Donor”

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Rabbi Julie Greenberg's communications with her young daughter.

Fiction: News to Turn the World

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A mother’s unexpected umpteenth pregnancy in 1917 creates an unexpected poignancy for her oldest daughter.

Young Teens Take Back the Night

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YAY! The 90’s are here! All the injustices of the previous decades can be righted by learning, marching, defeating those old stereotypes—a summer camp exercise where girls and boys together fight sexism and repair the world.

“Gawjus!” (Like Barbra Streisand)

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Barbra (unfixed nose & all) gave Jewish female faces, and their owners, a new self-respect. Here’s how one fan worshipped her idol.

Dating Mike Epstein

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What’s the only Jewish girl in Hibbing, Minnesota gonna do for a sanctioned social life? Get shipped to Duluth for the ritual Saturday night grope.

Pressing for Peace (And More Women) in Jerusalem

voices

In times of war in Israel, women's issues have often been given low priority. It seems the same may hold true for times of peace.

My Dinner With Newt

voices

"Newt isn't kosher, so why is JTS having him for dinner?"

Straight Rabbis Fight For Gay Rights

voices

A rabbi is not just a religious leader, a rabbi is also a community leader and a role model. Rabbis can use their power to keep their communities stagnant or they can use it to work for change.

Flying Victory for Women in Israel