Jewish Continuity Isn’t Sexist — It’s Necessary
Claims that the notion of Jewish continuity is sexist ignore the importance of the Jewish people’s continued survival.
What’s A Breastfeeding Mom To Wear To Synagogue?
Most women’s clothes with easy access up top are low cut, and cleavage inherently clashes with with shul.
Jennifer Weiner Got It Wrong On Work-Life Balance Nosiness
Melissa Langsam Braunstein offers a conservative rebuttal Jennifer Weiner and #ThingsOnlyWomenWritersHear.
Jewish Conservative Women, In Their Own Words
New site, Iron Ladies, showcases range of right-wing women’s opinion.
Finding Personal and Jewish Significance in ‘This is Us’
Between the rising number of Randalls in American Jewish families, and my various interviewees’ comments about their own experiences, the Jewish community still has some learning to do
A Rosh Hashanah Plea for More Conversation About Infertility
She laughed. When our matriarch Sarah heard that she would become a mother within the next year, she laughed. And who wouldn’t? The whole notion seemed drawn from the realm of fantasy. After all, Sarah was already 90-years-old. But as G-d rhetorically asks Abraham in Genesis 18:13, “Is anything beyond Hashem?”
Is 'Verily' the Future of Women's Magazines?
If you’re a woman who loves reading about fashion, culture and relationships — a woman who finds that Cosmopolitan and Glamour don’t speak to you — you should know about Verily magazine. It’s not your typical women’s magazine, and it’s motto proves that fact: “Less of who you should be, more of who you are.” Launched in June, Verily speaks candidly and respectfully to women, just like a good friend. Co-founders Kara Eschbach (Editor-in-Chief and Publisher) and Janet Sahm (Style Editor) recently spoke with The Sisterhood by phone about their new venture.
Raising a True Beauty
Would you rather be beautiful and stupid or ugly and brilliant? Think about it for a moment.
Cupid in a Kippah
On Valentine’s Day, one is absolutely the loneliest number. My grandmother always said: ‘There’s a cover for every pot.’ But what if you can’t find your cover?
The Jews in 'Suits'
Shortly after graduating from college in 2000, I found myself living and interning in Austin, Texas. Someone apparently mentioned to the friendly policeman who worked by my office that I was a Member of the Tribe. He was thrilled; he’d never met a New York Jew — or any Jew — before. He lived 100 miles outside Austin, far beyond any eruv.
