Because we need to share joy!
JodyAnn Morgan and Chaya Milchtein married in Indianapolis at what they called the “biggest, queerest wedding of the year.” There were no guests present, but an audience from around the world watched online.
Loss and grief, joy and gladness: a Jewish sandwich that has somehow sustained us across the ages. By Rabbi Jen Gubitz.
I brought my hand to my heart and took a deep breath. The voicemail was from David, at Levine’s Chapel in Brookline, MA, one of the most thoughtful funeral home directors I have the somewhat unusua...
This is happening in 2020.
Immigrants detained at an ICE-contracted center in Georgia said they had invasive gynecology procedures that they later learned might have been unnecessary.
This is going to make one person very unhappy
Obama's rise in the rankings is mirrored by Donald Trump's fall to 15th place.
On the ground and in the streets in Portland this summer.
Portland is one of the whitest cities in America, with an extremely racist history. So who would have ever thought we would be the city to watch during the modern-day civil rights movement?
Watch Rabbi Angela Buchdahl's Yom Kippur d'var torah right now ❗❗❗❗❗
Happy Monday...
In a national referendum on Sunday, Swiss voters passed a paid paternity leave policy allowing fathers to take up to 10 days off.
"Grant us the opportunity to heal" -Rishe Groner
Her feminist prayer is just as timely as it was when she wrote it in 2017. Read it here.
Forgive usAs a societyFor telling boys to man upFor criticizing women who are too needyAnd boys who are too emotional
As part of her preparation for the Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, artist Rebecca Katz illustrates the five stages of teshuvah, the process of repentance and repair.
As part of her preparation for the Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, artist Rebecca Katz illustrates the five stages of teshuvah, the process of repentance and repair. Rebecca K...
Learning from—and reworking— the wrenching Unetaneh Tokef liturgy for Yom Kippur, this version honors Black lives lost.
Learning from—and reworking— the wrenching Unetaneh Tokef liturgy for Yom Kippur, this version honors Black lives lost.
Trump’s presumed nomination is a hero to the anti-abortion movement.
The president’s nomination of Judge Barrett, a favorite of conservatives, to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, will kick off a furious and unprecedented scramble to confirm her in the Senate before Election Day.
We all need comfort food during hard times. Chef & food writer Susan Barocas and Lilith magazine invite you to celebrate the abundance of the fall harvest with flavorful Sephardic stuffed vegetables and fruits. Perfect for Break Fast or Sukkot...
"At the beginning of each set of community gardening hours, I tell the parts of the story of the Central District that I know. About how Black and Jewish people were redlined to this area. About how the Jews left in their own white flight. About how developers are eating up the land like they won’t ever get enough." - mada anne
Feminism, Judaism, and the wisdom of the land give me something to hold onto when I am destabilized by the effort of confronting these contradictions. Specifically, I’ve been exploring the concept ...
As we move into shabbat, people say their final farewells to Ruth Bader Ginsburg at US Capitol.
Liba Vaynberg reflects on being called to this moved on change.
There you go, and here we are. Did we need reminding? Of meaning and truth? And its arbiters? We did. We always do.
"But on the other hand, physically speaking, we need to return to a world that we don’t yet know. A world that has to be imagined and created—a world that does not yet exist and that we have not yet experienced." - Adi Reicher Alouf
A daily, embodied ritual allows you to truly practice anti-racism.
Tamika Palmer speaks about her daughter, Breonna Taylor. "I have so many stories. I think about how I had to tell Breonna how to make chili a hundred times, and she would still call me when she would go to the store."
May her memory be a Revolution.
In a series of interviews, the author spoke to Tamika Palmer to paint a picture of a full, loving life taken too soon.
We all need comfort food during hard times. Chef & food writer Susan Barocas and Lilith magazine invite you to celebrate the abundance of the fall harvest with flavorful Sephardic stuffed vegetables and fruits. Perfect for Break Fast or Sukkot...
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"Tell the story of Breonna’s life. Talk to your kids about dreaming for the future. Breonna wanted to have a baby. She had just bought a new car. She had plans for her life. Talk to your kids about her family, robbed of so much." Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs
There is no justice in an unjust system. Black parents across the country are struggling to find the words to talk to our kids today after hearing the news: more than five months after her death, the officers who shot Breonna Taylor will not be held…
Does that include his daughter, son in law, and grandchildren?
The president made the remarks in front of administration officials after a phone call with Jewish lawmakers, according to The Washington Post.
Only 1 out of the 3 officers was indicted- and for wanton endangerment, not for the murder of Breonna Taylor.
A former Louisville police officer has been indicted by a grand jury on three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree in connection with the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor.
Rabbi Benay Lappe on focusing more on what we’ll be in our very next moment.
By Rabbi Benay Lappe Like so many of you, I’m sure, given the events of the last six months, I’m feeling pretty overwhelmed with life right now. The task of figuring out how I’m going to show up in…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg recognized that a hugely important part of her work was to show others not only that the work was worth doing, but also that she had as much a right as anyone else to do it.
Hannah S. Pressman's tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
What gave mid-century trailblazers like RBG the courage of their convictions?
"The world is calling me to write. It’s also calling me to try new things and when I get scared, to surrender and try again." Rebecca S’manga Frank
The world is calling me to write. It's also calling me to try new things and when I get scared, to surrender and try again.
What if Ruth Bader Ginsburg was your Bubbie??
'You know her as the Notorious RBG, but she’s Bubbie to me'
Housekeepers have been among the hardest hit professions by the pandemic
Ghosted by their employers, members of the profession are facing “a full-blown humanitarian crisis — a Depression-level situation.”
Our mouths are watering- and we are not even fasting
I was born on Yom Kippur, and my mom insisted on fasting the day she gave birth. This should tell ...
It feels personal...
Quite apart from the politics surrounding Justice Ginsburg’s death and the fight over her replacement, women of all ages are feeling the loss of a role model.
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As all but two Republican senators buckle in for a last-minute, whiplash-inducing Supreme Court appointment, Trump and his Heritage Foundation cronies have reportedly coalesced around a frontrunner: Amy Coney Barrett, an appeals court judge with a dubious track record on abortion.
Two years later, what do you think?
Sharrona Pearl writes, "Abusers should have to live with the fundamental knowledge of what they have done. The first step would for them would be awareness of the depths and horrors of their transgressions—awareness so deep that forgiving themselves might not be possible." #LilithArchives #RoshHashanah #YomKippur
Many of these accused abusers have not performed anything close to adequate teshuva. Nor, really, has society at large.
What is your feminist prayer for this Rosh Hashannah?
Read Rishe Groner's beautiful one from Lilith's archives.
May we be blessed this Rosh Hashanah that all our prayers are answered, as Hannah’s were answered, with joy and with gratitude.
From Jada Garrett, a Rosh Hashanah prayer for the courage to step outside of our comfort zones. How will we cast away our inactions and hesitations when it comes to confronting racism?
A Rosh Hashanah prayer for the courage to step outside of our comfort zones.
What are you feeling as you enter into the new year?
The Jewish High Holy Days in the U.S. look different during a pandemic. They feel different, too.
Amelia Dornbush on celebrating the High Holidays when you have OCD. "There seems to be no better way to celebrate the start of a New Year than by staking out my right—to myself above all others—to celebrate free from the shadow of my own mental illness." #LilithArchives #RoshHashanah
I’ve been in therapy for about five months, and I’m wondering what it would look like to celebrate the Days of Awe in a way that is mentally healthy.
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"My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed," Ruth Bader Ginsburg told her granddaughter, Clara Spera, in the days before her death.
"My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed," Ruth Bader Ginsburg told her granddaughter, Clara Spera, in the days before her death, NPR reported.
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We all need comfort food during hard times. Chef & food writer Susan Barocas and Lilith magazine invite you to celebrate the abundance of the fall harvest with flavorful Sephardic stuffed vegetables and fruits. Perfect for Break Fast or Sukkot...
Tonight, join Lilith writers, artists, readers, and fans to celebrate the Summer 2020 Issue. The evening will include an intergenerational conversation featuring three Lilith writers, Makeda Zabot-Hall, Imani Chapman & Esther Amini, discussing familial relationships in a Persian Jewish family, rewriting iconic liturgy during Black-led uprisings, entering college during a pandemic, among other topics. We'll conclude on a note of resilience and joy with a performance by Autumn Leonard of "You Got a Right to the Tree of Life."
Pause and recharge before Shabbat with chef/food writer Susan Barocas & Lilith Magazine. She's talking about--and making--flatbreads as ancient and diverse as the cultures they come from.
Join Sephardic Chef & Food Writer Susan Barocas as she dives into the many "small plates" of mezze (salatim in Israel, tapas in Spain). This delightful hour will include history and stories as we focus on Turkish, Persian, Moroccan and other Sephardic and Mizrahi flavors, using seasonal, easy-to-find ingredients. Hosted by Lilith magazine as part of The Great Big Jewish Food Fest.
LIVE: Celebrate the Spring 2020 Issue by joining the Lilith magazine's Virtual Launch Event. Toast the writers and artists who appear in this extraordinary issue-and the readers who support this work. The evening will include a provocative Q&A with Peggy Orenstein, author of Boys & Sex, with a special Yiddish musical send-off by Eleanor Reissa.
Need ideas for navigating your fridge and pantry during this uncertain time? Trying to figure out how to make Passover special and tasty this year? Lilith magazine and chef/food writer Susan Barocas, guest chef at three Obama White House Seders, shares foraging tips and tricks for making good food and cutting food waste. Join us live for a foraging challenge and Q&A -- ask Susan for ideas for doing what you can with what you've got. Follow Lilith on instagram at @lilithmagazine & Susan at @susanbarocas
Our Winter issue covers everything from feminist foremothers to abortion to searing personal stories. Here's a tiny taste. Read more at: https://www.lilith.org/current-issue/
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