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Fall 1976
In this issue: Life lessons from the mythological Betty Friedan on the not-so subtle connections between the feminine mystique and Judaism. Why Jewish men fear the women’s movement. Holy cow—a meditation on those sacred cows: Jewish women’s organizations.
The Lilith Question
by Aviva Cantor Zuckoff
"The demonic Lilith overshadowed the original independent Lilith in all subsequent legends to the point where the name Lilith engendered only the association of demon/witch. It is this demonic image which has both reflected and shaped men's thoughts and feelings about women for generations. But the time for reassessment of the Lilith myth has arrived."
Subscriber Exclusive Marjorie Morningstar Revisited
by Elenore Lester
A deft demolition of the mythic warning in this 1950’s blockbuster novel: that without the virginity of the Jewish woman, the House of Israel will crumble.
Women’s Liberation & Jewish Law
by Blu Greenberg
"My belief in the perfect God does not allow me to think that the Lord would favor one sex over the other in any area of life."
Subscriber Exclusive Ms. Lot
poetry by Muriel Rukeyser
Subscriber Exclusive The High Price of “Failure”
by Mary Cahn Schwartz
If a Jewish woman is not allowed to be more successful than her husband, what does she do if he’s not successful at all?
Subscriber Exclusive American Jewish Men: Fear of Feminism
by Bob Lamm
Why Jewish men fear the women's movement-and why they must face the issues it raises.
Subscriber Exclusive The Wedding
poetry by Diane Levenberg
Subscriber Exclusive A Woman’s Wrath
by Yitzhak Leib Peretz, translated by Zora Zagrabelna
A truer picture than "Fiddler on the Roof" of what shtetl life was like for women - a new translation from the work of the great Yiddish storyteller.
Subscriber Exclusive Beyond the Valley of The Shmattes
by Doris B. Gold
We must evaluate where our women’s organizations are heading, competing with each other for membership while they’re relegated to housekeeping for the Jewish community.