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May 10, 2013

Reflections on My Mom

This year it’s been 15 years since my mom passed away from Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and I think this past year has actually been one of the most difficult without her.

When my mom first died, some people warned me how difficult it would be not to have her down the road, especially during lifecycle events such as weddings, children, and other moments of joy. Well, they were right.

Topics: Children, Motherhood

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/reflections-on-my-mom

September 6, 2012

Honey Cake: Succulent Slice of Rosh Hashanah Heaven

Deborah Fineblum Raub

There’s a spot in the morning Shacharis service that reminds us that honey can’t be added to any offering.

Topics: Food, Recipes, Rosh Hashanah

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/honey-cake-succulent-slice-of-rosh-hashanah-heaven

Lillian Temchin Grackin and Great Granddaughter Dylan

July 6, 2012

Bye love. . .

Jennifer Steinberg

As our July 4th week comes to a close, we at JWA close the circle on our Celebrate Fiercely Independent Jewish Women call for submissions, which began last week and continues today with an announcement and related blog piece. The announcement: We at JWA enjoyed reading your submissions, and we were particularly moved by the tribute written by Jennifer Steinberg in honor of her grandmother, LTG. We invited Jennifer to write an expanded piece on LTG, which you will find below. We encourage you to read Jennifer's original 150-200 word submission, along with the other fine tributes. Though our country's indepence day has passed, let's continue to keep the FIJW energy and inspiration alive. . .

Topics: Family

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/bye-love

May 10, 2012

"Dear Blu Greenberg": JWA blogger Talia Weisberg's award-winning letter

Leah Berkenwald

We are proud to announce that JWA blogger Talia Weisberg, a junior at the Manhattan High School for Girls, New York, won runner-up in the 2012 Letters About Literature contest in New York state. The program has student readers write to an author, living or dead, describing how that author’s work somehow changed the reader’s view of the world or himself/herself. The competition had 14,000 entries this year. State winners comepte at the national level, sponsored by the Library of Congress’ National Center for the Book.

Topics: Feminism, Judaism-Orthodox

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/dear-blu-greenberg-jwa-blogger-talia-weisbergs-award-winning-letter

"Half You Half Me" Girls in Trouble Album Cover, 2011

May 27, 2011

Girls in Trouble: Telling women’s stories in a ‘language’ I understand

Etta King Heisler

“The world is woven through us/I swear I wont forget/how her fingers hold the thread.” This is the final line of the song “Rubies,” off the amazing sophomore album "Half You Half Me" by the group Girls in Trouble, released on JDUB records earlier this month.

Topics: Women’s and Gender Studies, Music, Music, Spirituality and Religious Life

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/girls-in-trouble-telling-womens-stories-in-a-language-i-understand

December 21, 2009

Henrietta Szold: travel and transformation

Leah Berkenwald

Today Henrietta Szold would have been 150 years old. Exactly 75 years ago today, her birthday was celebrated by Zionists throughout the U.S. There was a national radio address, parties hosted by local Hadassah chapters, and Shabbat sermons dedicated to her all over the country. To read more about this remarkable event, visit This Week in History.

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/szold-and-travel

July 1, 2008

Book Review: The Book of Dahlia

Lily Rabinoff-Goldman

A week into the Jewesses With Attitude Summer Reading List, and I’ve finished The Book of Dahlia and am about halfway through Away. So far, good picks, if I do say so myself.

Topics: Fiction

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/the-book-of-dahlia

January 19, 2008

Positioning Our Activism, Getting the Work Done

Jordan Namerow

My friends and I often talk about how our religious and activist identities interconnect when, at times, they seem to be at odds. I've been thinking about this while reading some of the essays in a provocative new anthology entitled Righteous Indignation: A Jewish Call for Justice.

Topics: Activism

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/positioning-our-activism

"The Jewish Woman" Magazine Cover, October 1921

Primary Sources Analysis Tool

The Primary Source Investigator Report encourages students to investigate primary sources in a similar fashion to how a detective might investigate a crime. By identifying the “who, what, when, where, and why,” students will gather the information needed to engage in thoughtful primary source analysis. In addition to the worksheet, this tool includes discussion questions and topics, methods, and extensions.

http://qa.jwa.org/teach/teachingtools/primary-sources-analysis-tool

Image shows book cover reading "Places we Left Behind - A Memoir-in-Miniature" with the authors name, Jennifer Lang, on an open cardboard box; right hand side shows woman with brown hair and glasses standing ourdoors

August 24, 2023

Q & A with Jennifer Lang, Author of "Places We Left Behind"

Jodie Sadowsky

JWA chats with author Jennifer Lang about her forthcoming book, Places We Left Behind: a memoir in miniature.

Topics: Marriage, Memoirs, Israel

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/bookclub/q-jennifer-lang-author-places-we-left-behind

2014 Workshop Advance Preparation Assignments

http://qa.jwa.org/teach/profdev/workshops/2014/advanceprep

More Than Just a Party: Bat/Bar Mitzvah, Then and Now - Lesson Plan for Youth (Grade 5 and up)

http://qa.jwa.org/teach/golearn/mar09/youth

Chicago Women's Liberation Union Rock Band

February 28, 2020

The Path to Melodic Liberation

Isabel Hoffman

From the Chicago Women's Liberation Rock Band's story, I learned to be wary of putting myself in a box and labeling my “brand” of feminism.

Topics: Women's Rights, Music

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/path-melodic-liberation

Pomegranate Writing Fellowship

A year-long writing Fellowship for Jewish women of color and racially and ethnically diverse Jewish women* that supports the development of their talents, provides a platform that amplifies their voices, and builds the field of Jewish women of color thought leaders.

http://qa.jwa.org/pomegranate

August 29, 2023

Ambiguous Womanhood in "My Last Innocent Year"

Abby Richmond

My Last Innocent Year details a slippery series of experiences having to do with violence, power, and loss that alter Isabel’s sense of self and womanhood.

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/ambiguous-womanhood-my-last-innocent-year

Cover of Uncultured book and co-authors of book

September 15, 2022

During Shmita, Finally Learning to Let Go

Brandi Larsen

In the year after co-writing a memoir, also the year of shmita, I learned how to let go of my failures and begin anew.

Topics: Memoirs, Rosh Hashanah, Ritual

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/during-shmita-finally-learning-let-go

Illustration of Campers Sitting on a Log Side-By-Side

July 18, 2022

Social Dates, Gossip, and Exclusion: Combating Toxic Hookup Culture and Heteronormativity at My Jewish Camp

Talia Bloom

I'll admit that my time as a camper was sadly tainted with anxiety and self-deprecation as I tried to navigate the toxic culture, and I currently see the same feelings developing in my young campers.

Topics: Feminism, Summer Camps, LGBTQIA Rights

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/social-dates-gossip-and-exclusion-combating-toxic-hookup-culture-and

Jennifer Sartori holding her baby baby daughter

May 5, 2022

For Jewish Adoptive Mothers Like Me, Mother’s Day is Anything But Simple

Jennifer Sartori

The “Hallmark holiday” stopped being torturous after I adopted my daughter. But it will always be complicated.

Topics: Children, Motherhood, Jewish Law

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/adoptive-jewish-mothers-me-mothers-day-anything-simple

July 13, 2021

Interview with Lori Banov Kaufmann, author of "Rebel Daughter"

Judith Rosenbaum

Author Lori Banov Kaufmann speaks with JWA about her new debut novel Rebel Daughter

Topics: Israel, Fiction

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/bookclub/interview-lori-banov-kaufmann-author-rebel-daughter

Diesel La Torraca as Austin, Brianne Howey as Georgia, and Antonia Gentry as Ginny in Ginny & Georgia

May 10, 2021

"Ginny and Georgia": A Jewish Feminist Take

Rose Clubok

Ginny and Georgia raised significant questions for me as a Jewish feminist. Given its recent renewal for a second season, I think these questions are worth engaging.

Topics: Feminism, Antisemitism, Television

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/ginny-and-georgia-jewish-feminist-take

March 18, 2021

Astrology Is More Jewish Than You Think

Ilana Diamant

Judaism and astrology aren't incompatible.

Topics: Spirituality and Religious Life

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/astrology-more-jewish-you-think

Vigil for Ruth Bader Ginsburg outside the Supreme Court, September 2020 CROP

October 7, 2020

How Do You Mourn an Icon like RBG?

Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler

The timing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has meant, from a pacing standpoint, that we haven’t had much time for thoughtful, nuanced reflection.

Topics: Law

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/rbg-how-do-you-mourn-icon

October 16, 2019

Feed Your Child

Rachel Zients Schinderman

Not having a bar mitzvah for my son felt like the kind thing to do. It felt Jewish.

Topics: Family, Jewish Law

http://qa.jwa.org/blog/feed-your-child

Episode 78: Word of the Week: Gaslighting

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From MSNBC to Fox News, the word "gaslighting" is everywhere these days. But where does it come from and what does it mean? This time in our Word of the Week series, we dig into the ubiquitous term: its roots in a 1944 Hollywood thriller, how it has come to be used today, and whether it's still a useful word. We speak with linguist Rachel Steindel Burdin and psychotherapist Robin Stern. We'll also hear from comedian Judy Gold and Tik Tok star Miriam Anzovin.

http://qa.jwa.org/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-78-word-week-gaslighting

Hannah Greenebaum Solomon

Hannah Greenebaum Solomon dared to go out into the world and establish the first national association of Jewish women. A superb organizer, Solomon emphasized unity, and orchestrated agreements among Jewish, gentile, and government groups on local, national, and international levels.

http://qa.jwa.org/womenofvalor/solomon

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