Type Encyclopedia Article Author Biography Oral History Podcast We Celebrate Section Home Lesson Plan Power Couples Women of Valor (-) Blog Collection Search Results December 16, 2020 My Jewish Feminist Metamorphosis Lily Pazner On the day of my bat mitzvah, I started to confront my internalized antisemitism and sexism. Topics: Feminism, Schools, Religion https://jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/my-jewish-feminist-metamorphosis December 15, 2020 Keep the Pressure On: Jewish Activists Continue the Fight for Immigration Justice Under Biden Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler JWA's politics writer talks to Jewish activists from Never Again Action about keeping the pressure on the incoming presidential administration when it comes to immigration justice. Topics: Activism, Immigration https://jwa.org/blog/keep-pressure-jewish-activists-continue-fight-immigration-justice-under-biden December 14, 2020 Feminism and My Orthodox Jewish Women's Spaces Jordana Barnett My experiences with women’s Orthodox spaces showcase how we can work for an equal Orthodoxy. https://jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/feminism-and-my-orthodox-jewish-womens-spaces December 10, 2020 Revisiting Medical History: The Women's Health Movement and COVID-19 Jillian M. Hinderliter Looking to the history of medicine can help us grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics: Women's Rights, Medicine https://jwa.org/blog/revisiting-medical-history-womens-health-movement-and-covid-19 December 8, 2020 Hanukkah Blessings for Reproductive Justice Steph Black Activist Steph Black offers eight blessings for reproductive justice, one for each night of Hanukkah. Topics: Reproductive Rights, Hanukkah https://jwa.org/blog/hanukkah-blessings-reproductive-justice December 7, 2020 How “TimTum: A Trans Jew Zine” Taught Me to Be a Sexy, Smart, Creative, Productive Jewish Genderqueer Avivit I discovered Micah Bazant’s “TimTum: A Trans Jew Zine” in early high school, at a critical juncture (read: identity crisis). Topics: Art, Religion https://jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/how-timtum-trans-jew-zine-taught-me-be-sexy-smart-creative-productive-jewish December 1, 2020 Creating Hanukkah Rituals in Quarantine Ellanora Lerner In quarantine, I have the unique opportunity to shape holiday celebrations for myself. Topics: Hanukkah https://jwa.org/blog/creating-hanukkah-rituals-quarantine November 30, 2020 In Their Footsteps: Stomping in the Boots of My Feminist Foremothers Goldi Lieberperson My Doc Martens are so much more than just shoes. Topics: Feminism, Family https://jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/their-footsteps-stomping-boots-my-feminist-foremothers November 23, 2020 A “Boy's Mitzvah”: Discovering the Intersection Between My Feminism and My Judaism Through Torah Rose Clubok “Are you going to read Torah? We think that’s a boy’s mitzvah.” Topics: Feminism, Jewish Education, Synagogues/Temples https://jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/boys-mitzvah-discovering-intersection-between-my-feminism-and-my-judaism-through November 18, 2020 Interview with Soccer Star and Players' Rights Activist, Yael Averbuch Alyx Bernstein JWA talks to soccer player and NWSLPA founder, Yael Averbuch. Topics: Sports https://jwa.org/blog/interview-soccer-star-and-players-rights-activist-yael-averbuch November 17, 2020 A Reform Synagogue's First Bat Mitzvah Rabbi Daniel Kirzane Temple B’nai Abraham Zion's Associate Rabbi discusses the congregations first bat mitzvah, Roslyn Lieberman Horwich. Topics: Spirituality and Religious Life https://jwa.org/blog/reform-synagogues-first-bat-mitzvah November 16, 2020 "Tagen Alai": My Magen David Necklace and My Jewish Identity Noa Gross My Magen David necklace has transformed from a simple silver chain into an extension of my identity. Topics: Antisemitism, Spirituality and Religious Life https://jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/tagen-alai-my-magen-david-necklace-and-my-jewish-identity November 13, 2020 Embracing My Curls, Embracing My Jewish Femininity Simone Miller My hair doesn’t only destroy hair ties; it also destroys insecurities about my Jewishness and femininity. Topics: Fashion and Beauty, Antisemitism https://jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/embracing-my-curls-embracing-my-jewish-femininity November 12, 2020 Review: Rachel Bloom's "I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are" Rebecca Brenner Graham Rachel Bloom's debut memoir publishes on November 17. Topics: Memoirs https://jwa.org/blog/review-rachel-blooms-i-want-be-where-normal-people-are November 11, 2020 Exploring My Identity with My Bubbe's Lion of Judah Pin Dodie Altman-Sagan My Bubbe’s Lion of Judah pin is a reminder for me of my grandmother: a strong, feminist leader. Topics: Feminism, Philanthropy and Volunteerism https://jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/exploring-my-identity-my-bubbes-lion-judah-pin November 10, 2020 1999 Watergate Comedy, "Dick," Teaches Us to Take Teen Girls Seriously Eliza Bayroff What can we learn from this 1999 coming-of-age comedy in 2020? Topics: Film, Politics and Government https://jwa.org/blog/1999-watergate-comedy-dick-teaches-us-take-teen-girls-seriously November 9, 2020 My "Girl Power" Tefillin Journey: Wearing Davening Attire as a Girl Ma'ayan Stutman-Shaw One day, I hope to walk into an egalitarian Jewish space with my tallit on my shoulders and my kippah on my head. Topics: Feminism, Ritual https://jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/my-girl-power-tefillin-journey-wearing-davening-attire-girl November 4, 2020 "Undzer Shtetl Brent": Our Town Is Burning Erica Gerald Mason Written in the aftermath of a pogrom, Mordechai Gebirtig's 1936 song "Undzer Shtetl Brent" is particularly relevant in 2020. Topics: Music https://jwa.org/blog/undzer-shtetl-brent-our-town-burning November 2, 2020 When the Pogrom Comes, Can I Afford to Leave? Sarah Jae Leiber "I wonder if I'll know when or if I need to leave. And if I do need to leave, will I be able to afford it?" Topics: Antisemitism https://jwa.org/blog/when-pogrom-comes-can-i-afford-leave October 30, 2020 A Jewish Feminist and a Feminist Jew Liana Smolover-Bord Judith Plaskow said, “I am not a Jew in the synagogue and a feminist in the world." Topics: Community Organizing, Feminism, Religion https://jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/jewish-feminist-and-feminist-jew October 29, 2020 Remembering My Aunt during Domestic Violence Awareness Month Hannah Kornblut "The abuse my aunt endured partially revolved around her Jewish values and upbringing." Topics: Women's Rights https://jwa.org/blog/remembering-my-aunt-during-domestic-violence-awareness-month October 28, 2020 Encountering Homophobia at My Jewish Summer Camp for Girls Judy Goldstein There aren't outside pressures from patriarchy in the all-girls camp bubble; but that doesn't mean that bigotry is eradicated. Topics: LGBTQIA Rights, Summer Camps https://jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/encountering-homophobia-my-jewish-summer-camp-girls October 26, 2020 The “Jewish Women Question”: Can Women Learn Gemara? Rena Kosowsky I’ve learned the value of endurance in activism through my experience with Talmud learning. Topics: Feminism, Judaism-Orthodox, Talmud https://jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/jewish-women-question-can-women-learn-gemara October 23, 2020 Revelations Through Music at Jewish Summer Camp Ella Thompson At camp, every song had a different tune, and for every prayer I knew, there were four more I didn’t. Topics: Prayer, Spirituality and Religious Life https://jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/revelations-through-music-jewish-summer-camp October 21, 2020 Flowers At Auschwitz: The Power of Jewish Tradition and Hope Dahlia Plotkin-Oren The simple image of a flower growing in Auschwitz reminded me of the strength and power that hope can carry. Topics: Holocaust, Spirituality and Religious Life https://jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/flowers-auschwitz-power-jewish-tradition-and-hope Pagination Previous page … Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Current page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 … Next page