Helene Meyers
Twitter’s moral philosopher on how to repent and do no harm
On Danya Ruttenberg’s “On Repentance and Repair”
Tag: #MeToo
When Rabbis Abuse: A Q&A With Elana Sztokman
Janice Weizman
“For so many of us, feminism is about our physical experiences. We are engaged in this work out of a response to something that happened to us viscerally.”
Here’s Why Investigating Sexual Harassment Matters
Lila Goldstein
Over the past several years, since the #MeToo movement has gained prominence, reckonings around sexual misconduct and harassment have taken place throughout the global Jewish community. Continuing the momentum of this movement is hard while so many other issues, including the ongoing pandemic, occupy our space. But this work is far from over, and an open call for authentic testimony reminds the wider community that this culture has lasting, negative effects.
7 Jewish Feminist Highlights of 2019
Helene Meyers
From Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Bella Abzug, to Tiffany Haddish, #MeToo and local politics.
Talking Back to The Red Tent in the #MeToo Era
Caryn Tamber-Rosenau
Thus, when I ask students to respond in writing to The Red Tent, one question is, “Is Diamant’s midrash a feminist one? Can the redefinition of (possible) sexual assault as consensual sex be a feminist enterprise?
Can Leviticus’ Purity Laws Help Us Understand #MeToo?
Rabbi Laurie Rice
The particular section of the Torah that we read at this time of year addresses issues including menstruation and childbirth. This part of the Torah is, indeed, a bar or bat mitzvah student’s worst nightmare.
#MeToo and the Women of the Bible
Alicia Jo Rabins
We think of the #metoo movement as a contemporary phenomenon. But in truth, women have been speaking up for a long time. Millennia, at least.
When You Say #MeToo, What Dangers Lurk?
Susan Weidman Schneider
Radical empathy will let us see past the surface and imagine the various steps that a person in crisis must take. In the case of a high-profile #MeToo accuser, these could include costs like hiring lawyers, losing time from work, paying for cross-country flights to testify.
Rosh Hashanah Forgiveness for #MeToo Offenders? Not Yet.
Sharrona Pearl
Many of these accused abusers have not performed anything close to adequate teshuva. Nor, really, has society at large.
When a Queer Feminist Professor is Accused of Harassment
Sharrona Pearl
What does matter – what is absolutely clear – is that in the power structure of the university environment, she violated her position.