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Ilana Sober Elzufon
Jun 20, 2025, 1:05 PM
The death of Tzelofchad
After nearly 40 years in the wilderness, the Children of Israel are about to enter the Land. The daughters of Tzelofchad — Machla, Noa, Chogla, Milka, and Tirza — approach Moshe, Elazar, and the princes with a request: Our father...
Ariel Rose Goldstein
Jun 17, 2025, 8:36 PM
Zionism Is Social Justice
I’m a licensed clinical social worker.I’m an Orthodox Jewish woman.I’m a trauma therapist.And I’m a Zionist. For some, these identities might seem contradictory. But for me, they are inseparable—each woven into the fabric of who I am and how I...
Lori Prashker-Thomas
Jun 7, 2025, 4:48 PM
The Blessing of Being Seen – Reflections on Parshat Naso
Parshat Naso is the longest Torah portion, filled with details that range from census counts to priestly blessings, from ritual purity to Nazirite vows. On the surface, it can feel technical, even overwhelming. But when I slow down and...
Naomi Graetz
Jun 1, 2025, 11:15 AM
In the Days of the Judges: Shavuot and Ruth
Over the past 40 years of teaching and reading Ruth during the holiday of Shavuot, I’ve developed a relationship with all the characters. When I was younger, I did not like Naomi (even though we have the same name)....
Naomi Graetz
May 29, 2025, 11:29 PM
A Dangerous Marriage Metaphor: Parshat Bamidbar
This week we begin reading a new book, Bamidbar, literally, in the desert, but usually translated as Numbers. In a few portions we will learn that the Israelites will have to wander in the desert for forty years, as...
Michele Braun
May 21, 2025, 10:01 AM
For Shavuot: Gotta Love Naomi
Perhaps because I am no longer young, I find myself with increasing affection for Naomi, mother-in-law to the biblical Book of Ruth’s title character. Ruth seems forever young. Despite the collapse of her home life, Ruth embraces an uncertain...
Maya Lifton
May 20, 2025, 11:17 AM
Nobody Told Me Speed Dating Was 7-Minutes of Hell
Last week I made the bold, unhinged decision to attend a speed dating event in Haifa. I figured, why not? It was either that or spend another evening aggressively judging people on dating apps. Worst case scenario: I get...
Talia Field
May 20, 2025, 5:48 AM
Too Jewish for Feminists, Too Feminist for Jews
To be a Jewish feminist today is to exist in tension. Tension between a Jewish community that hasn’t always prioritized women’s voices and a feminist movement that too often excludes Jewish women entirely, especially when they are Zionist. Being a Jewish...
Bonnie K. Goodman
May 15, 2025, 11:47 AM
Why Women Writers Deserve Better
Plagiarized, dismissed, ignored — again. Theft isn’t flattery; it’s erasure
Melanie Roth Gorelick
May 11, 2025, 11:24 PM
The power of a women’s collective, driving change
For many years, advocates for women in the Jewish community focused on securing them executive opportunities and a voice at the table, on a panel, or in negotiating rooms. And the Jewish community always asked, but where are the...
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