Rebecca became pregnant. The children struggled within her. She said, “If this is the case, why should I exist?” She…
Category: Feminism
Judith: Hanukah Heroine in Art & Imagination
Judith. A story written 2100 years ago, set in the time of the Maccabean revolt… General Holofernes and his army…
Mothers in the Amidah
Should we name our ancestral mothers, the matriarchs or Imahot in formal prayer? Specifically, in the Amidah, the standing silent…
Dinah: Protection or Destruction?
Dinah goes out to see some girlfriends. Shechem, a local prince, coerces her into sex. He falls in love with…
Rachel & Leah in the Amidah
“Rachel and Leah answered, saying, is there a place for us in our father’s house?” (Bereisheet/Genesis 31:14) Should the names…
How to Honour a Woman
About 1500 years ago, our sages paired each weekly Torah reading with a specific reading from the prophets. The reading…