by Rabbi Phyllis Sommer
Cross-posted with Ima (on and off) the Bima. Last night, I noticed a tweet from Rabbi Jason Miller, sharing with me an article written on the Forward’s Sisterhood blog. I… Read more »
Being Ima on and off the Bima
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Sisters in Arms
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Elisa Albert, author of The Book of Dahlia and How This Night is Different, writes for Tablet Magazine about how “playing the defiant Vashti in a day school Purim play… Read more »
JFSJ's Call for Radical Empathy
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Jewish Funds for Justice is proud to have teamed up with Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR for something truly new, and creative, and inspiring, an antidote to the fear-mongering so prevalent these days. It’s a call for empathy. Radical empathy at that.
Fair pay beats flowery bouquets — and other post-Mother's Day reflections
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I spend every Mother’s Day I can with my mom — and there are, to be sure, fancy-pants meals and spring walks. But she and I both know the holiday… Read more »
A Reading from Naomi Replansky
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Bronx-born poet Naomi Replansky, now 91 years old, reads her poems in this exclusive Lilith podcast. Download Podcast She has published the collections Ring Song (Scribners, 1952; a National Book… Read more »
Breast Cancer Advice Refusenik
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In the wake of the recent controversy and confusion over proposed new guidelines cutting down on how often one should have a mammogram to screen for breast cancer, “Be Vigilant!”… Read more »
Am Israel (Cross-Post)
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This post is cross-posted from the Israel Religious Action Center blog. By Beth (Elisheva Hannah) Frank-Backman Several years ago when I used to join WOW for Rosh Hodesh prayers, my… Read more »