Winter 1994-1995

A special Holocaust section: five women’s stories of survival. How a huppah quilt became a record of dearest family and friends.

Spring 1995

Wigs, upsherin, self-definition, minorities, Jewish law, and what it means to have Jewish hair. A rediscovery of two matriarchs, Zilpha & Bilha.

Summer 1995

A recovered "hunger artist" binges & diets her way through the eating opportunities of her Orthodoxy. How to visit a nursing home & what to say.

Fall 1995

Winter 1995-1996

Spring 1996

Why Jewish women are choosing to be single mothers. Abortion in fact (today) and fiction (back then). Teen girl angst over four decades.

Summer 1996

Creating sacred space at summer camp, in a closet, or in a basement. Medieval Christianity allowed celibate women to use their minds.

Fall 1996

Children of Black-Jewish marriages talk about identity & their double birthright. One strand of pearls knots a family together.

Winter 1996-1997

Spring 1997