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Abortion in Israel, Contraception in the U.S.
The latest trend is to make not only abortion illegal but even preventive measures of contraception. Continue reading
Spinoza and Cherry Ames
I could not believe my eyes. Cherry Ames, the quintessential Midwestern Gentile, was learning Hebrew from a New York deli owner. Continue reading
State Funding and Fertility Treatments–In an Israeli Prison
Equal access to reproductive freedom is a right long fought for by feminists. Still, reproductive freedom has meant different things to women in different social, economic, and cultural positions. Continue reading
Peach Fuzz Lishma (for its own sake):(“Peaching, Not Preaching”)
It’s a new way of living – but fortunately, as a Jew, I know a term for it – “lishma”. We are urged to study the Torah, for example, “lishma”, for its own sake, but not because we will derive some advantage – economic, professional, psychological – from doing so, but simply “for its own sake”. Continue reading
Modesty and Desire
Linzer rebukes the ultra-Orthodox for hyper-sexualizing women and calling it “modesty” to police their dress and public presence. He cites Talmudic sources to correct the ultra-Orthodox understanding of Jewish law in this area. Continue reading
