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Amy Schumer Hits Back on Racism Claim: ‘You Got the Wrong Jew’
(JTA) — Amy Schumer deflected charges of racism by saying, “you got the wrong Jew.” The comedian’s comments came in response to criticism that has dogged her since she tweeted a controversial message and participated in a widely criticized interview with “Girls” creator Lena Dunham. “I think we all have room to learn,” Schumer told Bravo host Andy Cohen…
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Building a Strong Future for the Jewish LGBTQ Community
The posts on The New Spirituality blog are responses to Rabbi Sid Schwarz’s lead essay in his book, Jewish Megatrends: Charting the Course of the American Jewish Future (Jewish Lights). In that essay, which was posted on this site on May 5, 2016, Schwarz argues that any organization that hopes to speak to the next…
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Meet the ‘Jewish Women for Hillary’ Who Are Going All Out to Elect a Female President
In less than two months Hillary Clinton could become the first female president of the United States. A group of challah-loving girls on the block is doing everything they can to make exactly that happen: Jewish Women for Hillary. “Jewish women are doers. They know how to get things done,” Betsy Sheerr, one of the…
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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?” Pregnancy and (safe) childbirth…
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‘Stamina’? Just Donald Trump’s Latest Sexist Jibe at Hillary Clinton
“She doesn’t have the look. She doesn’t have the stamina.” Donald Trump was asked at the close of the most important debate of his life whether he thought Hillary Clinton was fit to be president. “I don’t believe she does have the stamina,” he repeated, sounding like he was describing a racehorse, not a woman…
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That Time Donald Trump Tried To Mansplain Hillary Clinton — and Lost the Debate Hands Down
Every woman who has ever been mansplained, condescended to or bullied by a louder, bigger, blustery man in a professional context was cringing last night, as Donald Trump, in the first presidential debate, interrupted Hillary Clinton 51 times. 25 of those times were in the first 26 minutes of the debate. (And then defended his…
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Actually, Hillary Clinton Does Look ‘Presidential’ — and So Does Miss Piggy
What is the presidential Look? More importantly, does Hillary Clinton have it? Earlier this month, Donald Trump said she didn’t. With the exception of diehard Trump fans, everyone else understood this to be code for Clinton’s having two X chromosomes. And of course, Trump was right. 44 presidents have looked nothing like this woman. In…
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An Ode to Female Friendships, from Ruth to Donna Brazile
Female friendship is having a moment in the spotlight with two hot books: the recently published “Feminist Fight Club” and “Colored Girls,” a work in progress. “Colored Girls,” co-authored by Donna Brazile; Minyon Moore, powerhouse lawyer and Clinton operative; Leah Daughtry, director of the Democratic Convention’s podium operations; Yolanda Caraway, a public relations and affairs…
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In the Era of Candidate Clinton, Remember The Challenges of Becoming a Female Leader
This should be a great season for women’s leadership: for the first time in history, a woman is a major party’s nominee for the US presidency. And yet, for every time I see my daughter’s eyes shine with possibility as she witnesses Hillary on the campaign trail, I have also experienced a moment of despair,…
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Transforming through Communal Action
The posts on The New Spirituality blog are responses to Rabbi Sid Schwarz’s lead essay in his book, Jewish Megatrends: Charting the Course of the American Jewish Future (Jewish Lights). In that essay, which was posted on this site on May 5, 2016, Schwarz argues that any organization that hopes to speak to the next…
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Come on, Lena Dunham: Gwyneth Paltrow is Not a Realistic Role Model
Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner made “entrepreneurship” the theme of their September 20 Lenny newsletter. In an introductory email to subscribers, Dunham begins by ‘fessing up to her own past internalized sexism, recalling the time when she assumed a well-dressed college classmate “had been given an all-access pass to her father’s gold card,” only to…
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