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Spring 2008
In this issue: Israeli artists talk (in Hebrew; we translate) about making waves making art in NYC. How contemporary Ethiopian Jewish women’s isolating menstrual rituals persist. An Orthodox feminist bride rents a modest wedding dress; her hip friend comes along. Two sisters undo Ellis Island to reclaim their once-too-Jewish family name. Unlikely, but true: a tween yeshiva girl drug addict.
Too Jewish? Changing The Family Name
by Sarah Flint Erdreich
Schoenburg-becomes-Belmont was only the beginning. What got lost when families hid their Jewish-sounding monikers? On a mission of reclamation, Erdreich and her sister change theirs back.
Jewish Magic Protected My Sister
by Sondra Levenson
Surprisingly, amulets and holy books can actually ward off bad outcomes, but not the ones you’d anticipate.
How Does A Modern Orthodox Feminist Get Married?
as told to Melanie Weiss, illustrations by Ilene Beckerman
In her own words, a young woman on the brink of the big day reflects on how struggling over just a quarter-inch of the neckline of her wedding dress makes her who she is.
Israel at 60
- Young Israelis Make Waves In NYC
- Seven-Day Spa by Sarah Greenberg, photos by Joan Roth
- What Worries Israeli Women Now? by Barbara Gingold
The Anti-Zen of Grandma
fiction by Nina Gaby; illustration by Frances Jetter
To begin with, my mother was a marinater. To those of you who have no idea what the process of marinating entails or why I would utilize this as a definitive attribute, let me explain.
Blanche Runningbear
poetry by Nikki Stiller
Rabbi Avis D. Miller on “The Torah — A Women’s commentary”
Melanie Weiss on “It’s A Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide To Politically Innhospitable Environments," and "In Our Own Voices: A Guide to Conducting Life History Interviews with American Jewish Women"
Elisa Albert on “Love Falls”
Rahel Lerner on ”Rashi’s Daughters”
C. Devora (Viva) Hammer on “Enforced Marginality: Jewish Narratives on Abandoned Wives”
Leah Koenig on “Bagels and Grits: A Jew on the Bayou"
Choosing the Moment to Change
Yaëlle Azagury on ”The Man In The White Sharkskin Suit”
Rachel Josefowitz Siegel on “Tell Me Another Morning: An Autobiographical Novel,” "The Diary of Mary Berg: Growing Up in the Warsaw Ghetto," and "Fiorello’s Sister: Gemma La Guardia Gluck’s Story"
Spencer Merolla on "A Spiritual Life: Exploring the Heart and Jewish Tradition"
Diane M. Sharon on "Jezebel, the Untold Story of the Bible’s Harlot Queen”
Claire E. Sufrin on “Inventing Jewish Ritual”
Aimee Walker on “Lover Of Unreason”