Sharon Weiss-Greenberg
By Sharon Weiss-Greenberg
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Life Shavuot Is About A Poor Convert â Would Your Community Welcome Her Today?
There is no way to place the biblical Ruth in a box. A convert. A widow. A foreigner. A daughter in law. Every label that one might assign to her places her further and further from the center of the community, and more ingrained in the outskirts of Jewish society. Yet, we all want toâŠ
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Life 4 Questions Every Feminist Should Ask Herself At The Passover Seder
Passover is a time for learning, storytelling, and appreciating our freedom in relation to yearsâ past. Yet, for the most part, the texts we read in the traditional Haggadah are dominated by men â we discuss the leadership of Moses, we compare the four sons, and retell the conversations between ancient Talmudic male rabbis. SoâŠ
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Life Are Religious Women Treated As Second-Class Feminists?
âThere is simply no room for women in the beit midrashâ âMost guys wouldnât date you, because you are Student Council Presidentâ âI know that you have your career, but Iâm the guy, and you know, the parnassahâ âYou need to go to the back door. Only men can enter through the front.â While thereâŠ
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Life Sorry Rabbi Shafran, Being Overworked Isnât Feminism
via Getty images Last time I checked, making sure that you were able to put food on the table to feed your children wasnât feminist, it was parenting. Working long hours for low wages because you werenât permitted to earn educational degrees wasnât feminist, it was surviving. In a system where men are encouraged toâŠ
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