Lesléa Newman
Three poems from Lesléa Newman about the impact of her mother’s death on her father and herself.
An Expected Unexpected Death
Tag: Lilith
When Poetry Held Me Together
Lesléa Newman
Just as the form held the poems together, writing the poems held me together.
Embroidering Her Past
Maxine Lee Ewaschuk
The iconography in Maxine Lee Ewaschuk’s embroidery reflects the lenses through which she sees the world and the world sees her.
Siona Benjamin Paints Lilith of the Present
Samantha Baskind
For Benjamin, and most feminists who have adopted (or adapted) Lilith in art or literature, the mythological first wife of Adam stands as an icon of independence and courage
Community Engagement as Art
Devyani Saltzman
Carmel Tanaka on the power and celebration of the “in between.”
Keeper of the Flame
Susan Barocas
Flory Jagoda was an instigator and inspiration who was essential to the current resurgence of Ladino language and Sephardic culture.
An Open Letter from Vashti to Her Successor
Heather Paul
I never wanted to be a queen. I only wanted to be Vashti.
When Jewish Space Laser Jokes Help the Enemy
April Baskin
The fact that someone who’s currently sitting in Congress seriously peddled this antisemitic conspiracy isn’t a joking matter to me.
A Reproductive Shabbat
Steph Black
Until we are comfortable loudly discussing abortion and reproductive freedom in our communities, we will inadvertently perpetuate the idea that abortion is taboo.