Gail Reimer
November 18, 2011

Together, we are making change

Gail Reimer

Change is definitely in the air, and it is filling me with hope.

Topics: Spirituality and Religious Life
https://jwa.org/blog/together-we-are-making-change
jwapedia Hashtag
November 21, 2011

#jwapedia: For whom are you thankful?

Leah Berkenwald

Today we're kicking off a third round of #jwapedia, JWA's campaign to tweet the online version of Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia.

https://jwa.org/blog/jwapedia-for-whom-are-you-thankful
November 22, 2011

Frances Goldin, 87-year-old Occupy protester unsuccessfully tries to get arrested

Leah Berkenwald

In response to the police crackdown on Occupy protests across the country, thousands of people assembled with renewed energy at Occupy Wall Street on November 17th, dubbed the Occupy Wall Street Day of Action. While most protesters understand there is a chance they might be arrested, one protester was actively trying to make that happen. Frances Goldin, 87, has been arrested nine times for civil disobedience; her goal is to make it 12.

Topics: Activism, Protests, Communism, Publishing
https://jwa.org/blog/frances-goldin-87-year-old-occupy-protester-unsuccessfully-tries-to-get-arrested
"Lights Vol. 2: A Hanukkah Music Sampler"
November 23, 2011

'Tis the season (to start listening to Hanukkah tunes!)

Kate Bigam

If my friends who celebrate Christmas use the day after Thanksgiving as their start date for listening to holiday music, then so shall I.

Topics: Hanukkah, Music
https://jwa.org/blog/tis-season-to-start-listening-to-hanukkah-tunes
November 28, 2011

And the winner is... Women of Valor!

Alan Kravitz and
Leah Berkenwald

Leah Wolff-Pellingra is the winner of our contest to rename the History Makers series with her suggestion, "Women of Valor." As it happens, the series was originally titled Women of Valor when it was first introduced in 1997. JWA changed the name to "History Makers" in an effort to improve transparency and better characterize the women in the series in 2008. Inspired by Leah's suggestion, the Jewish Women’s Archive is returning the series to its roots and restoring the project’s original title.

Topics: Jewish Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, Organizations and Institutions
https://jwa.org/blog/and-winner-is-women-of-valor
Screenshot of a Conversation with Apple's Siri
November 30, 2011

Siri may seem Jewish, but she wont help you with family planning

Leah Berkenwald

Back in October, eJewishPhilanthropy ran an article by Leo Margul joking about a "Jewish update" to the Apple iPhone's automated personal assistant, Siri. "Jewish Siri" has all sorts of features to simplify the life of the modern Jew, like automatic sweater notifications so that everytime the weather dips below 75 degrees, Siri will notify your parents that you are indeed wearing a sweater. (Read more at The Jewish Week, via Rabbi Jason Miller.)

Topics: Reproductive Rights, Technology
https://jwa.org/blog/siri-may-seem-jewish-but-she-wont-help-you-with-family-planning
December 1, 2011

Women in the workplace: Sheryl Sandberg on negotiating our worth

Leah Berkenwald

A post on Reddit's TwoXChromosomes is bringing attention back to the wage gap and the role that salary negotiation can play.

Topics: Business & Economics
https://jwa.org/blog/women-in-workplace-sheryl-sandberg-on-negotiating-our-worth
Patti Stanger of Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker
December 2, 2011

Millionaire Matchmaker Patti Stanger: Jewess With a Bad Attitude?

Kate Bigam

Is there such thing as being a Jewess with too much attitude? Increasingly, it looks like the answer may be yes, and the evidence is in Millionaire Matchmaker star Patti Stanger.

Topics: Television
https://jwa.org/blog/millionaire-matchmaker-patti-stanger-jewess-with-bad-attitude
December 6, 2011

Women should be seen AND heard in Israel

Leah Berkenwald

Extremist Ulta-Orthodox groups in Israel are trying to erase images of women from public space.

Topics: Activism, Israel, Judaism-Orthodox
https://jwa.org/blog/women-should-be-seen-and-heard-in-israel
Gaby Dunn
December 7, 2011

How Gilda Radner taught me to love my nose

Gaby Dunn

I have my mom’s nose.

Topics: Fashion and Beauty, Television
https://jwa.org/blog/how-gilda-radner-taught-me-to-love-my-nose
December 7, 2011

Where are the progressive Jewish viral videos?

Leah Berkenwald

Last week, Amy Klein bemoaned the arrival of religious Hanukkah viral videos in the Forward.

Topics: Hanukkah, Music, Judaism-Orthodox, Spirituality and Religious Life
https://jwa.org/blog/where-are-progressive-jewish-viral-videos
December 8, 2011

In the thrall of hope: 23 years of Women of the Wall

Chanel Dubofsky

In December of 1988, a group of Israeli and American Jewish women met at the Western Wall to read torah.

Topics: Feminism, Israel, Prayer, Spirituality and Religious Life
https://jwa.org/blog/in-thrall-of-hope-23-years-of-women-of-wall
December 9, 2011

This week in Jewish women

Leah Berkenwald

  • Was Gertrude Stein—currently the focus of major exhibitions currently in Paris and Washington, D.C.—actually a Nazi sympathizer?

    • https://jwa.org/blog/this-week-in-jewish-women
    Bialys
    December 12, 2011

    Eating Jewish: Bialys

    Katherine Romanow

    I have an affinity for baked goods, both savory and sweet, that runs deep.

    Topics: Food, Recipes
    https://jwa.org/blog/eating-jewish-bialys
    Anna Solomon
    October 7, 2011

    Celebrating "The Little Bride" with readings and song

    Ellen K. Rothman

    Anyone who knows me would have been surprised to see me walking down Mass Ave in Cambridge the other night and into a hip club on the edge of the M.I.T.campus. What was I doing there?

    Topics: Music, Performing Arts, Fiction
    https://jwa.org/blog/celebrating-jewish-womens-history-with-readings-and-song
    Advertisement for "'Yom Kipur Picnic" Organized by Emma Goldman and her Colleagues
    October 7, 2011

    Freethinkers and radicals #OccupyWallStreet: The activist tradition and Yom Kippur

    Leah Berkenwald

    The iconic anarchist Emma Goldman believed that religion was inherently repressive.

    Topics: Activism, Protests, Yom Kippur, Spirituality and Religious Life
    https://jwa.org/blog/freethinkers-and-radicals-activist-tradition-and-yom-kippur
    Yiddish Signs in Brooklyn
    October 7, 2011

    Yiddish signs tell women to "move to the side"

    Yenta Laureate of the Lower East Side

    If we are to judge what is Jewish by what Jews do (or don't do), we might conclude this week that Jews apparently welcome the New Year with apples, honey, and signs about where women should stand.

    Topics: Spirituality and Religious Life
    https://jwa.org/blog/yiddish-signs-tell-women-to-move-to-side
    Rose Schneiderman
    October 12, 2011

    Her Hat Was In The Ring: New site shares stories of women in politics before 1920

    Leah Berkenwald

    Kristen Gwinn, Wendy Chmielewski, and Jill Norgren, students of women's history, had a goal: To explore whether women ran for elective office in substantial numbers before ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. Thanks to their work, we now know THEY DID. The fruits of their research are now available in a database on a new, free website: www.herhatwasinthering.org.

    Topics: Women’s and Gender Studies, Jewish History, Politics and Government, Civil Service
    https://jwa.org/blog/her-hat-was-in-ring-new-site-shares-stories-of-women-in-politics-before-1920
    October 17, 2011

    Reconsidering Jewish sororities must involve a systematic reconsideration of Greek life

    Chanel Dubofsky

    They seemed like they were everywhere, since where my friends and I lived on campus was known for its Greek population.

    Topics: Feminism, Schools, Spirituality and Religious Life
    https://jwa.org/blog/reconsidering-jewish-sororities-must-involve-systematic-reconsideration-of-greek-life
    Cabbage Strudel
    October 18, 2011

    Eating Jewish: Savory cabbage strudel

    Katherine Romanow

    As far as underrated vegetables go, cabbage is near the top of the list. People generally don't rhapsodize over cabbage like they do for fresh sweet corn or a juicy red tomato.

    Topics: Food, Recipes, Sukkot
    https://jwa.org/blog/eating-jewish-savory-cabbage-strudel
    October 19, 2011

    Rename JWA's "History Makers" exhibit, win swag!

    Leah Berkenwald

    That's right folks, it's a contest.

    Topics: Jewish Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, Organizations and Institutions
    https://jwa.org/blog/rename-jwas-history-makers-exhibit-win-swag
    October 19, 2011

    Not this again: Women asked to move to the back of the bus in Brooklyn

    Leah Berkenwald

    "Women told they must ride back of the bus in Brooklyn"

    I saw this headline on Jezebel.com and thought, "Not again." It's been less than two weeks since we heard about Yiddish signs asking Jewish women to "move to the side when a man approaches." Is it just me, or is the Hasidic/secular battle for public space in Brooklyn getting out of hand?

    Topics: Activism, Civil Rights, Women's Rights, Spirituality and Religious Life, Judaism-Orthodox, Journalism
    https://jwa.org/blog/not-this-again-women-asked-to-move-to-back-of-brooklyn-bus
    October 25, 2011

    ..and we're back! (with a link roundup)

    Leah Berkenwald

    Hello, hello! Due to the fall holidays, posting has been light for the past few weeks at Jewesses with Attitude.

    https://jwa.org/blog/and-were-back-with-link-roundup
    Anna Halprin
    October 26, 2011

    Anna Halprin and "Breath Made Visible"

    Leah Berkenwald

    I've never thought of myself as a particularly good dancer. I dropped out of ballet after one lesson and these days I only feel comfortable on the dance floor after a couple of drinks.

    Topics: Dance, Film
    https://jwa.org/blog/anna-halprin-and-breath-made-visible
    Girl Scouts, 2009
    October 27, 2011

    Girl Scouts of Colorado take a stand against gender injustice

    Kate Bigam

    The Jewish community has had a varied relationship with scouting.

    Topics: Activism, LGBTQIA Rights, Children, Organizations and Institutions
    https://jwa.org/blog/girl-scouts-of-colorado-take-stand-against-gender-injustice

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