Lilly Gelman
By Lilly Gelman
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Life It’s Time Orthodox Jews Stop Conflating Modesty With Self-Respect
I put my pants on one leg at a time, just like everyone else. Throughout my modern Orthodox high school experience, the rabbis and teachers taught the laws of “tzniut” as guidelines for modesty, often defined as “self-respect” and “dignity.” While on one occasion, a Talmud teacher describing how tzniut should impact every aspect of…
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The Schmooze Why Cardi B Inspires Me As A Jewish Feminist
Cardi B continues to make moves as she releases yet another music video, this time for her Latin-inspired song “I Like It,” a major hit in her most recent album, ‘Invasion of Privacy.’ Over a month after the album’s release, Cardi B’s lyrics “I don’t dance now/I make money moves” from her #1 hit “Bodak…
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