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Why I’m a Proud Jewish Daughter of the American Revolution
Back in 1777, in Dover, Del., my ancestor John Wheeler Meredith enlisted as a private in the American Revolutionary Army. Because Meredith was an original American patriot, and because I can document the eight generations that lead from him to me, I was able to join the Daughters of the American Revolution a year and…
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Prosecutors: Crown Heights Woman Was Gang Raped for Years
Four men accused of raping a young Jewish woman from Crown Heights over a period of eight years have been indicted according to news reports. The reports say that the Jewish woman was just 13 years old when the attacks began, and that the alleged perpetrators in the case had also sold her to other…
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Can’t Find Your Knees? Try the Tznius Ruler
As we prepare to welcome this Fourth of July, in case you are wondering if your hem is too high, No need to fret, maidel, no need to worry. We have a helpful new tool from Lakewood’s Jewiest Jews. It’s a “Tznius Ruler,” with measuring markers, designed just to help us modest girls be tznius-ier….
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Orthodox Marriage Prep on the Agenda at Kolech Conference
The sexual lives of religious women will be a major topic of discussion at a panel at the upcoming conference organized by the religious women’s forum Kolech. Naomi Marmon Grumet, who has conducted research on the intimate lives of religious women, will be examining the differences between Orthodox men and Orthodox women in preparation for…
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On ‘Teen Mom,’ Why No Teen Mameles?
The third season of MTV’s hit series “16 and Pregnant” wrapped up last week. The show and its spinoff, “Teen Mom” — the third season of which begins next week — have become cultural flashpoints, spurring national conversations about everything from sex education to body image. While “Teen Mom” participants — girls from previous “16 and…
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Despite Sexting Hype, the Teenagers Are All Right
In a recent column David Brooks tells “The Saga of Sister Kiki,” which, summarized from this Rolling Stone article, relays the tale of a wayward teen who got “mauled by the some of the worst forces of the information age,” just like Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie got “mauled by the crushing forces of industrial America.”…
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Chayie Sieger’s Pioneering Life, Riker’s Island Death
When Helen Sieger died on the day before Passover this year, at just 57 years old, in a hospital used for inmates of Riker’s Island, it was a sad end to a life with many sad chapters. Helen — or Chayie — Sieger’s story was well-known in Haredi circles in Brooklyn. But when her saga…
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Beyond N.Y.’s Same-Sex Marriage Bill
The LGBT–oriented Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in Manhattan, led by openly gay Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum — a Sisterhood 50 selection — was front and center in the fight to get same-sex marriage legislation passed in New York state. (Kleinbaum also made headlines when she put her arm around an ultra-Orthodox man protesting the legislation, and…
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Reflections on My Daughter’s High School Graduation
My daughter is graduating high school today. This is a huge moment in life — probably more for her than for me, although I’m not sure — and the mass of thoughts and emotions are a bit overwhelming. The moment Avigayil was born, I was born as well. Her entry in the universe was transformative…
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Forget Barbie; Dress Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Instead
Adding to the various portrayals of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas that are part of San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum’s current “Seeing Gertrude Stein” exhibit, reviewed recently in the Forward, are a set of paper dolls of the two women. The paper doll set was created by the museum in honor of the city’s…
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‘Relieving Stress’ or Engaging in Terrorism?
Unfortunately, it’s not unusual to read about violent acts of anger and vengeance by extremist Jewish settlers against Palestinians. Such attacks are part of what seems like an endless cycle of revenge in the territories where one side attempts to attack what they view as injustices. But what is unusual was the recent news that…
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