poetry by Marie Syrkin
Blessed is the match consumed
in kindling flame.
Blessed is the flame that burns
in the secret fastness of the heart.
Blessed is the heart with strength to
stop its beating for honour’s sake.
Blessed is the match consumed
in kindling flame.
by Alice Shalvi
The leader of Israel’s wall-to-wall women’s coalition on why there’s movement now.
by Patricia Golan
A look at the works of Esther Fuchs, Israeli feminist literary critic.
compiled by Toby Axelrod
Where to go to find a grass-roots women's organization in Israel
by Toby Axelrod
Miriam Mar’i and Amira Dotan explore the possibilities.
by Ruth Gruber
Telescoping the urgent history of saving Jews since the mid-1940’s, veteran journalist Gruber reminds us of why we love Israel.
Leah Shakdiel tries to crack the male power structure in her Negev town.
by Lori Wilner
A new view of the martyr whose short life and touching poetry are part of our usable past.
poetry by Chana Senesh translated by Peter Hay
poetry by Chana Senesh translated by Ziva Shapiro
poetry by Chana Senesh translated by I. M. Lash
poetry by Marie Syrkin