Winter 2007-2008
How Jewish women fare in the world of Internet dating. In the Talmud, a traveling rabbi’s one-night stands. Lactivism! A new mother’s breastfeeding led her right into politics.
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How I Became A Lactivist
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A mother’s induction into the utterly traditional maternal activity of breastfeeding. And how it pulled her into politics (of a sort).
Finding Myself In Iceland
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When Horn needs to escape after an icy divorce, can a vacation in the chill restore her soul to her, the way the morning prayer promises?
A Shrink (Anonymously) Reflects
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On a hot September day, I wandered around an antiques show in Maine (a crowded, many-boothed affair spread over acres), and paused to look at a tray of arrowheads in a... Read more »
And An Expert Says…
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Internet dating creates a lot of opportunity, but it can also turn the idea of netting a partner into something like fishing: after you’ve caught your fish, you’ve pretty much accomplished... Read more »
After Ten Years, I Tell An American Boy About The Army
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Winner of this year’s fiction contest
Never Again
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Goodbye bored, jelly donut-eating receptionistin white lace blouse with frilly school girl collarwho always spit out “Fifth floor” upon my arrival,one finger pointing skyward as if I’d forgotten,my mind gone... Read more »
Who Will Be Mine For Today?
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A very peculiar practice is mentioned in the Talmud: a traveling rabbi who takes a wife, for one night only, in every town he visits. Now, hear her thoughts on the matter.
