Rachel Morgenstern-Clarren
Alisha Kaplan talks to Lilith about sacrificial offerings, ritual, and her debut poetry collection.
Draw Close: A Conversation with Poet Alisha Kaplan
Tag: ritual
The Canceled Bat Mitzvah Is a New TV Trope
Rabbi Miriam Grossman
How authentic ceremonies can transcend this modern-age cliché.
Prayer for the 17-Year Cicadas
Jodi S. Rosenfeld
We will curse the noise when really we should bless them all—everything is as it should be.
Present Perfect: a Pandemic Bar Mitzvah
Rachel Mesch
For a few hours, we created a bubble of joy under that canopy, tuning out the pandemic fears.
Adar, Mussar, and Vaccines
Linda Elovitz Marshall
Each day, the sun lasts longer. The maple tree yields a more sap. More people receive vaccinations.
Connecting Jewish Tradition with Black Fugitive Legacies
Chanel Dubofsky
Artists are memory workers – they witness and then create, they bring things back. We have the tools, we can create a way out of nothing. That’s what artists offer right now.
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.
Why We’re Doing Public Teshuvah to Fight White Supremacy
Adi Reicher Alouf
A daily, embodied ritual allows you to truly practice anti-racism.
Caught Between Skepticism and Yearning on the Holidays
Rokhl Kafrissen
When you want to be part of something bigger, but you don’t want to sit in shul.
A Prayer for the Nameless
Michelle Brafman
On the eve of this Yom Kippur, I offer this prayer for anyone who has ever lost a pregnancy.