Winter/Spring 1985

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Bima – Torah as the Matrix for Feminism

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An entirely new way to see the links between feminism and Judaism: Lilith's Bima (platform) section.

Cherries From the War

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Blonde and perfumed is my neighbor and her husband is a colonel.She is not to blame.I lead her through the clutter of children and out to the patio.“Come, have some... Read more »

Rivkah the Whore, The Spring After

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I don’t want your grushneither silver nor goldonly heroin can buy my dreams chasing my shadow in the darkgrowing tan in my long white gowngrowing thin, my hair bleached the... Read more »

The Messenger

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"All Jews are responsible for one another"—but how do we define the boundaries between responsibility and guilt?

Yosepha and Bas Mitzvah

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Parental favoritism, sibling rivalry and revenge—-the stuff of Biblical legends—-in a farm family in modern Israel.

The Free Thinkers

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The amateur marriage-brokers don’t know what they’re up against when they plot a match for Ida.

From Mame-Loshn/ Mother Tongue

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I. Di rayze aheym/ The journey home                       1. Der fentster/ The windowShe looks out the window.All is present.The shadows of... Read more »

The Miracle of Dora Wakin’s Art

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Unexpected consequences when a maturing artist turns from universal to Jewish themes.

Deeds of Love and Rage

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In the fallout from the parents’ ruptured marriage, a mother and daughter preparing for Shabbat discover that their relationship too has been altered.

Malka the Fat Girl and Coming Back to Middlebury

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A shtetl girl’s struggle to find self-worth in a family and a tradition that both reject her.

Of Chilblains and Rotten Rutabagas

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A chapter from a novel-in-progress set mainly during World War II, by the author of Small Changes, Braided Lives and Vida.

Lines Of Communication

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Dear LILITH:At the urging of the Attorney-General of Ontario (because he knows we get things done!) B’nai B’rith Women of Canada has undertaken a campaign to raise Canadian awareness re... Read more »

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