Lines Of Communication

Wife Abuse, Drugs and Silence

by Elizabeth R. DeBeer

The unexplored link between substance abuse and violence in Jewish homes.

Two Shelters, One Threat

by Shira Leibowitz, by Naomi Levy

Shira Leibowitz and Naomi Levy document the violence—-and the healing—-that take place in two shelters for battered Jewish women, one in Jerusalem, one in L.A.

How Jewish Law Views Wife Beating

by Debra Orenstein

The Last Taboo – Dare We Speak About Incest?

by Marcia Coln Spiegel

Breaking the last taboo, a social worker shares what she’s heard from women.

Israel: A Feminist Future

• The Illusion of Progress, the Realities of Change by Alice Shalvi
• Contemporary Mythogynies in Israeli Fiction by Patricia Golan
• 57 Reasons to Get in Touch compiled by Toby Axelrod
• A Women's Mideast Peace Dialogue by Toby Axelrod
• 40 Years of Rescue by Ruth Gruber
• Challenging the Religious Establishment
• The Paradoxical Heroism of Chana Senesh by Lori Wilner
• Now poetry by Chana Senesh translated by Peter Hay
• To A Good Friend poetry by Chana Senesh translated by Ziva Shapiro
• Seed poetry by Chana Senesh translated by I. M. Lash
• Blessed is the Match poetry by Marie Syrkin