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The hot new bat mitzva spot is at a grave sight, the supposed grave sight of the Biblical matriarch Rachel, to be exact. Or so the builders of the new… Read more »
A Matriarch's Tomb Is a Great Spot For a Bat Mitzva
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From the Fields to Farm Aid: Where Are the Ladies?
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This year, Farm Aid – that politically-charged, superstar-packed concert and festival that benefits rural farmers – is coming to…New York City. (Don’t laugh! Aside from the Queen County Farm Museum,… Read more »
Working Onwards, with Determination and Hope
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On Tuesday I will fly to Uganda to spend the fall semester studying and traveling. This new beginning also marks the end of my brief stint as a Lilith Blogger.… Read more »
Underwear With a Conscience, But No Real Wit
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While there are plenty of serious, discussion-worthy things going on in Israel this week, I’m going to take a walk on the lighter side and turn to a more… Read more »
Tell Me Your Food Story
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I’ve been into polls lately. I don’t mean the political polls concerning the upcoming election (though I’ve been keeping an eye on those as well). I mean informal polls where… Read more »
Genocide Olympics?
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Mia Farrow is an active part of the “Dream for Darfur” campaign. Officially, the Olympic Games are a series of sport competitions, but unofficially they are a global arena for… Read more »
On Jewish Men and Jewish Women
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I’ve spent the past few days defending Jewish women against all sorts of stereotypes and criticisms, and, frankly, I’m exhausted. I personally know so many amazing Jewish women, and I… Read more »
Home Cooking: How I finally ended up in my mom's kitchen
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Last week I went home to Chicago, and boy was the living easy. My parents escorted me home from the airport where my mother’s gazpacho and a roasted potato frittata… Read more »
From Khartoum to Jerusalem
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A Sudanese refugee child in Israel. Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski It is 1,128 miles from Khartoum, Sudan to Jerusalem, Israel. Many Sudanese travel at least this distance to reach Israel in… Read more »
Putting Religious Feminism Into Practice
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Last week I wrote about the way that the ideals of religion and feminism have the potential to come together to create a new breed of woman – the religious… Read more »