Tag: Jewish Women

A Southern Jewish Farmer?!

Meredith Cohen

My Jewish farming journey pointed me back home to the South, and made me long to put down roots in the place that, as a Jewish teenager, I could not wait to leave.

Totally Normal

Marissa Tiamfook Gee

While my tears flowed and the moment felt surreal, my five-year-old asked me if Elsa from Frozen is real.

Creating a Reflection of Myself

Daisy Friedman

My whole pre-teen and teenage life, I watched films and television shows and thought, “Where am I?” Never before had I seen a girl with a subway map of scars on her body get the guy of her dreams. I had never seen a girl who used a walker be the prom queen.

Embracing a Different Hanukkah

Susan Barocas

This year, so much about our lives, including how we celebrate holidays, is different, which makes it a perfect time to move beyond potato latkes and embrace some new ideas for delicious Hanukkah eating. 

Lilith Votes: The Truth about Voter Suppression

Arielle Silver-Willner

The “use it or lose it” attitude toward voter registration reveals a major flaw in our country— it seems that voting is in fact not a right, but a privilege.

Black Jewish Women Artists You Should Know…Jessica Valoris

Lilith staff

My chosen people, with whom I build community, are Black and queer and woman and sister and artist. My people are feminist, and pro-Black and anti-racist, and co-creating ways to dismantle capitalism in all its manifestations. 

Countering Isolation with Poetry

Elana Rebitzer

Poets use language as a means of connection and coping that makes the listener, in turn, feel just a little bit less alone.

Independent, jewish & frankly feminist

Since 1976, Lilith magazine charts Jewish women’s lives with exuberance, rigor, affection, subversion and style.