Ukrainian Jews channel Miriam as they celebrate their second Passover in conflict
In the midst of fighting and displacement, Ukrainian Jews continue to find hope through song and dance
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Culture This Passover, honor 5 women who made the Exodus possible
This Passover we can honor the tenacity of Miriam, the agency and pain of Yocheved and the commitment of Batya — women whose efforts helped lead us out of Egypt. After all, we owe them. Though they were pivotal to Moses in his efforts to shepherd our people out of bondage, these figures are given…
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Community How Channeling My Inner Miriam Helped Me Heal After My Sexual Assault
A version of this article originally appeared in New Voices. I screamed no. I screamed no, and he didn’t listen. He listened when I said yes to going to his room, he listened when I said yes to making out, but when I said no to sex, he didn’t listen. That’s rape. He took away…
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Breaking News Noa and Noam Most Popular Names for Jewish Babies in Israel in 2012
Noa for girls and Noam for boys were the most popular names for Jewish babies born in Israel in 2012. Israel’s Central Bureau for Statistics released the list of names Monday. Noa, of biblical origin, was followed in order by Shira, which means song; Tamar, a biblical name and date; Talia, which means a female…
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Life Second Edition Feminism
This is the fourth entry of an ongoing series exploring Jewish feminism. In the introduction to my first book, “The New Jewish Wedding,” I wrote, “References to the rabbi as him/or her do no more than acknowledge the decision to ordain women by the Reform, Reconstructionist and Conservative movements.” That was 1985. When I revised…
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The Schmooze Slideshow: New Moon as Meaning and Metaphor
“Rosh Hodesh: Beginning and Renewal,” a community art exhibition on view at the San Francisco Bureau of Jewish Education’s Jewish Community Library until July 31, begins and ends with an egg. Curator Elayne Grossbard selected Amy Kassiola’s colorful mixed media “One Cycle of the Moon,” which depicts the egg of a woman’s menstrual cycle, as…
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