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The Schmooze Trump Family Slams Jewish Artist For ‘Sexist’ Piece, ‘Ivanka Vacuuming’
Will Ivanka Trump’s role in her father’s administration merely leave crumbs for other women? Or will she be instrumental in draining — nay, vacuuming — the swamp? A participatory performance art piece in Washington DC’s Flashpoint Gallery, “Ivanka Vacuums,” asks viewers to throw breadcrumbs at a tall, blonde woman, a doppelgänger for Ivanka Trump. The…
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News These Synagogues Aren’t Orthodox. So Why Are Women Not Allowed To Read Torah?
For 30 years, the services at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, a Conservative synagogue in New Jersey, have suited PJ Smith just fine. They were strictly traditional: Only men counted toward the quorum of ten required to say the most important prayers, and only men could lead services or read from the Torah. But for…
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The Schmooze Ariana Grande’s ‘7 Rings’ — Satire Or A Big Misstep?
How do you solve a problem like a young female pop artist? Singer Ariana Grande is known for sex anthems, public breakups, and hair dos that conjure up a horse’s backside, so perhaps you should be forgiven for dismissing her as a person not to be taken seriously. No forgiveness will come from these quarters,…
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The Schmooze Jessica Simpson Schools Natalie Portman On Virginity Politics
Natalie Portman is the Gloria Steinem to Jessica Simpson’s Kathy Acker, and there is nothing any of us can do about this. In a media interaction that strongly supports that theory that we are living in a video game simulation, pop-star Jessica Simpson schooled Natalie Portman in a discourse on feminist philosophy in the public…
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Fast Forward Women Go On Strike Across Israel To Protest Violence Against Women
At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, women across Israel walked out of their workplaces for 24 minutes, one minute for each woman killed so far in 2018. That statistic, a rise over the reported 17 killed in 2017, was the galvanizing factor for what protesters are calling an “unprecedented” show of female power in Israel as…
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The Schmooze Natalie Portman Has A Feminist Celebrity Coven With Reese Witherspoon
Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt personally intimidated by Natalie Portman. via GIPHY It’s hard to talk about the way female celebrities’ appearances affect their young fans without either blaming a woman for the work of a larger system or blaming the larger system, and snatching away the woman’s very agency. But, come on,…
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Life Mikveh And The American Jewish Woman: It’s Complicated
The ultimate training for a rebbetzin is not, in fact, hosting a Shabbat dinner, or remembering the name of a congregant during Kiddush. It happens, actually, in your dining room on a late weeknight. When you’re basically still a novice bride yourself, your wig sitting awkwardly on your head, not yet molded to your crown,…
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Culture October 30: Manhattan: And What Does She Say?
Jewish Orthodox women have a lot to say. On October 30, join Forward Lifestyle Editor Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt for “And What Does She Say?” a panel led by accomplished Orthodox women. The event, at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Square Synagogue in Manhattan, brings together four women in leadership roles for an empowering conversation. Accompanying Chizhik-Goldschmidt,…
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Fast Forward Isaiah Zagar, renowned Jewish mosaic artist who created Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, dies at 86
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Fast Forward South Africa pulls out of Venice Biennale — because its selected artist wanted to focus on Gaza
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