Alice Sparberg Alexiou
Coronavirus has suddenly changed our lives, so quickly and in ways so profound that we are just beginning to grasp.
Warmth from an Afghan Blanket
Tag: judaism
Escorting at an Abortion Clinic is Praying with My Feet
Steph Black
Clinic escorting, also called clinic defending, is the act of guiding patients from their vehicles and into a clinic that provides abortion care.
Raised on Intersectionality, What’s a Teen to Do?
Abigail Fisher
Although the recent controversy has felt painful and personal, I will continue to participate in movements like the Women’s March. Rather than taking myself out of the conversation, I will bring my full self to the table.
In Wartime, a Surreal Modesty Contest
Talia Lavin
As conflict rages in Israel and Gaza, a group of women in Crown Heights has decided that covering up young girls’ bodies is the only solution.
The Poem that Went Viral, and the Woman Behind It
Talia Lavin
“After my rape, I really fell back on my traditions. I got a mezuzah, and I started saying the Shabbat prayers every week at my own home.” Viral-video slam poet and activist Anna Binkovitz opens up to Lilith about trauma, survival, and the vital importance of language.
8 Lessons for Hanukkah, Useful All Year
Anna Schnur-Fishman
A ninth-grader derives tzedakah lessons as she sorts through her family’s philanthropy.
My Forbidden (Mechitza) Love Story
Nathalie Michelle Gorman
I grew up Reform in a synagogue that “sat mixed.”
A Conversation with Racelle Rosett
Yona Zeldis McDonough
The temple my kids grew up in is nicknamed “Temple Beth Showrunner” because the creators of so many television shows attend. But when you sit in the sanctuary year after year you see that loss is loss.