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Fall 2001
In this issue: Jewish women’s eggs area hot commodity on the IVF market; the risks and reproductive possibilities. Single, Jewish & female in the internet age. How to get past male ideas of forgiveness. The winner of Lilith’s first annual fiction contest. Turning breast self-examination into a ritual. A feminist take on books for young readers.
To be Single and Jewish and Female in the Internet Age
by Rebecca Metzger
Sex in the Jewish City; Lilith takes you to the frontlines of the Jewish dating scene, telling you how to be safe, savvy and successful as a SJF.
Beyond Forgiveness
by Rabbi Susan Schnur
Can we free ourselves from a model meant for men? During the penitential High Holiday season, can we learn how to get beyond the binary, male construct of "forgiving" vs "not forgiving"? Lilith’s Editor at Large teaches us that shleymut (a spiritual and emotional wholeness), not simpleminded forgiveness, will emancipate us from our hurts. Plus—a new book and two remarkable films to illuminate our thinking.
The Things We Do
fiction by Rachel Hall
In celebration of our 25th anniversary LILITH sponsored its first Jewish feminist fiction contest. We called for "vibrant, compelling, original stories with heart, soul and chutzpah." This short story is the first prize winner. LILITH's editors are grateful for the support provided by Joyce Elsa Goodman, which made possible the publication of this outstanding piece of original fiction.
Lilith’s 5th Annual Selection of Books for Young Readers
edited by Naomi Danis
- Dangerous Friendships by Enid Schatz
- Lilith Asks About Palestinian-Israeli Picture Books by Naomi Danis
- New Historical Fiction by Anna Schnur-Fishman
- Daughters Know Best by Arielle Derby
- Poignant Words: Boys Talk by Naomi Danis
- Girls Make Holidays Their Own by Naomi Danis
My Mother’s Face
poetry by Cassandra Sagan
How to find the Big Dipper And The North Star
poetry by Sandy Supowit
A Blessing for Your Breasts
Set Your VCRs: Jewish Women and Their Hair Appearing on TV This Season
Prejudice in Poland Today
A Klezmer Band That Packs a Feminist Punch
Staying Alive, Relapsing The Third World
Great News!
Sex (Yes, “Sex,” Not “Gender”)
Under the Flowerpot Hat: Orthodox Feminists Moving Cautiously
So Girls Really Are Smarter Than Boys?
Problem-Solving with Seykhl (Intelligence)
The Third Wave
Trafficking in Women
Dirty Diamonds
Israeli Women Soldiers Break the “Steel Ceiling”
Janice Simsohn on “Pure Poetry”
Dana Hercberg on “Daughters of Absence: Transforming a Legacy of Loss”
Rabbi Avis Dimond Miller on ”All the Women Followed Her: A Collection of Writings on Miriam the Prophet & the Women of Exodus”
Michele Kriegman on “Of Unknown Origin: A Memoir”
Enid Dame on “Through the Unknown, Remembered Gate: A Spiritual Journey,” and “A View from my Rooftop: Reflections of an Inner Life”
Regina Morantz-Sanchez on “Reproducing Jews: A Cultural Account of Assisted Conception in Israel”
Enid Schatz on “Running on Eggs”
Anna Schnur-Fishman on “Rivka's Way,” “Shylock's Daughter,” and “The War Within”
Arielle Derby on “Love and Other Four-Letter Words” and “What My Mother Doesn't Know”
Naomi Danis on “Understanding Buddy,” "6-321", “Secret Letters From 0 to 10,” and “A Book of Coupons”
Naomi Danis on “First Thanksgiving”
Naomi Danis on Lilith Asks About Palestinian-Israeli Picture Books