Moment
Book Review: The Double Life of a Female Jewish Crime Boss
2 Sep 2024
Margalit Fox's biography, "The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss," delves into the life of Fredericka Mandelbau...
2 Sep 2024
Kveller
It Took Me 30 Years, But I Finally Have a Hebrew Name
30 Aug 2024
The article chronicles a personal journey of Jewish identity and self-discovery, focusing on the author's decision to adopt a Hebrew name after being raised ...
30 Aug 2024
Moment
What it Takes to Grow a “Badass Woman” Journalist with CNN’s Dana Bash and her mother Francie Weinman Schwartz
29 Aug 2024
In a heartfelt Mother's Day Zoominar, CNN's Dana Bash shares an intimate conversation with her mother, author and Jewish educator Francie Weinman Schwartz, r...
29 Aug 2024
Emes Ve-Emunah
Why School Choice is So Important
29 Aug 2024
The article discusses concerns about LGBTQ representation in public education and advocates for school choice, emphasizing the tension between modern LGBTQ a...
29 Aug 2024
Jewish Chronicle
‘We need more women in physical science’
29 Aug 2024
Rivka Isaacson, a professor of molecular biophysics at King's College London, is advocating for greater female representation in the physical sciences. Comin...
29 Aug 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Blink Twice review: ‘men are the enemy of women’
27 Aug 2024
"Blink Twice," directed by Zoë Kravitz in her debut, explores themes of gender power dynamics and deception through the story of Frida and Jess who infiltrat...
27 Aug 2024
Jewish Chronicle
How women rose to Orthodox synagogue leadership
25 Aug 2024
The election of a female president at an Orthodox synagogue in Leeds highlights ongoing debates about women's roles in synagogue leadership. Despite some rab...
25 Aug 2024
Forward
How Kamala's first-name campaign could change our understanding of leadership
23 Aug 2024
This article examines Vice President Kamala Harris's symbolic use of her first name during the Democratic National Convention, where her great-nieces charmin...
23 Aug 2024
JTA
Dating sucks? These 2 Jewish women are bringing back the fun, social aspects of meeting a mate
22 Aug 2024
Danielle Dietzek and Julie Griggs, two Jewish women frustrated with the impersonal nature of modern dating, launched Fourplay Social, an app designed to revi...
22 Aug 2024
Forward
My Black Jewish 7-year-old loves Kamala Harris — and I love her interfaith, blended family
22 Aug 2024
This article by Carly Pildis discusses the significance of Vice President Kamala Harris' candidacy on her Black Jewish daughter. For Pildis' daughter, Harris...
22 Aug 2024
Kveller
What Does It Mean to Bring a Jewish Baby Into This World?
21 Aug 2024
The author reflects on the complexities and fears of bringing a Jewish baby into the world amidst current global uncertainties and specific concerns for Jewi...
21 Aug 2024
Kveller
Doug Emhoff Says Kamala Connected Him More Deeply to Judaism in DNC Speech
21 Aug 2024
During the Democratic National Convention, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff highlighted his Jewish identity, mentioning how his interfaith marriage to Kamala Har...
21 Aug 2024
Forward
At DNC, this queer, formerly Orthodox Jew is ‘Uncommitted’ and pushing for an arms embargo on Israel
19 Aug 2024
At the Democratic National Convention, June Rose, a queer, formerly Orthodox Jewish delegate from Rhode Island, stood out by advocating for Palestinian right...
19 Aug 2024
Mishpacha
10 Reasons You Aren’t Married Yet
19 Aug 2024
The text humorously lists reasons why a person might still be unmarried, emphasizing that it's not a part of a higher plan but due to personal faults that ne...
19 Aug 2024
Forward
Protesters combine Gaza with abortion rights at convention-eve march
19 Aug 2024
Protesters in Chicago combined advocacy for abortion rights and an end to the war in Gaza at a rally before the Democratic National Convention, organized by ...
19 Aug 2024
Tablet
What Dr. Ruth Gave Me
19 Aug 2024
The text reflects on the author's experiences with Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a German Jewish Holocaust survivor and renowned sex therapist, who played a significa...
19 Aug 2024
Kveller
Barbra Streisand Talks About Her Feminist Passover Seders at Jewish Kamala Harris Event
16 Aug 2024
Barbra Streisand, along with other well-known Jewish women, participated in a virtual event in support of Kamala Harris. Streisand emphasized the importance ...
16 Aug 2024
JTA
Barbra Streisand, Susie Essman and 30,000 others join ‘Jewish women for Kamala’ call
16 Aug 2024
Barbra Streisand, Susie Essman, and over 30,000 participants gathered for a Zoom event organized by Jewish Women for Kamala, supporting Kamala Harris and her...
16 Aug 2024
Tablet
The Hybrid American Future That Wasn’t
15 Aug 2024
The discussion delves into the complexities surrounding Kamala Harris's ethnic identity, with Trump questioning her background, and various groups interpreti...
15 Aug 2024
Forward
The second Yiddish Harry Potter book arrives, and JK Rowling is she who must not be named
14 Aug 2024
The Yiddish translation of the second Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter un di kamer fun soydes," presented challenges for translator Arun Schaechter Viswanath...
14 Aug 2024
Kveller
Harper Seven, David Beckham’s Daughter, Wears Two Star of David Pendants
14 Aug 2024
David Beckham, who proudly embraces his Jewish heritage through childhood experiences with his Jewish grandfather, has passed on a sense of Jewish pride to h...
14 Aug 2024
Jewish Chronicle
The day I realised I’m gay not trans
14 Aug 2024
Maia shares her journey of self-discovery where she initially believed she was a man trapped in a woman's body, leading to significant distress and physical ...
14 Aug 2024
Jewish Chronicle
OK, you’re outraged. I get it. So what are we going to do?
14 Aug 2024
The writer reflects on a photo of women protesting to maintain a women-only pond on Hampstead Heath, expressing mixed feelings of sadness and irritation. The...
14 Aug 2024
Forward
I’m trans, frum, anti-Zionist and lonely. Should I stop trying to fit in where I’m not wanted?
14 Aug 2024
A transgender individual seeking acceptance in the Orthodox Jewish community while dealing with anti-Zionist views and loneliness wrote to Bintel for advice....
14 Aug 2024
Jewish Currents
Chattahoochee -
14 Aug 2024
In the poem "Chattahoochee", the narrator undergoes a transformation both in terms of gender and personal experience. The river serves as a metaphor for chan...
14 Aug 2024
Chabad.org
Sexual Abuse SURVIVOR shares her Story | Extraordinary Podcast
13 Aug 2024
A sexual abuse survivor named Bashie discusses her journey of overcoming mental health challenges and thriving after discovering she had been abused as a chi...
13 Aug 2024
Moment
No, Chappell Roan Is Not Jewish
12 Aug 2024
Chappell Roan, whose real name is Kayleigh Amstutz, has recently gained significant popularity as a singer but despite rumors and speculation, she is not Jew...
12 Aug 2024
JTA
At 91, Rabbi Yitz Greenberg writes the ‘big book’ his admirers had been waiting for
11 Aug 2024
Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, a leading Orthodox philosopher, has published "The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism," a culmination of his lifetime of ...
11 Aug 2024
Chabad.org
Righteous NON-JEWS saved us from the NAZIS
8 Aug 2024
The video discusses the experiences of a Jewish family during the Holocaust, highlighting the bravery and resilience of the mother, who managed to observe Je...
8 Aug 2024
eJewishPhilanthropy
We’re all trapped in a pregnant pause, but infertility struggles don’t stop for wartime
8 Aug 2024
The text discusses the prolonged pregnant pause experienced by the Jewish community since a tragic event, highlighting the emotional struggles of infertility...
8 Aug 2024
eJewishPhilanthropy
A reflection on Pride 2024
8 Aug 2024
A Wider Bridge, an organization advocating for Israel and the LGBTQ community, prepared for anti-Israel sentiment spreading within the LGBTQ community follow...
8 Aug 2024
18forty
After My Daughter Died By Suicide, I Vowed To Help Save Lives
7 Aug 2024
Rabbi Shalom Hammer shares his personal story of losing his daughter, Gila, to suicide and how it led him to establish Gilas Way, an organization dedicated t...
7 Aug 2024
Forward
Why Jewish Americans should be thrilled to vote for Tim Walz
6 Aug 2024
American Jews should be enthusiastic about voting for Tim Walz, Minnesota Governor and Vice President Kamala Harris's running mate, even though he is not Jew...
6 Aug 2024
Mishpacha
Cry Baby
6 Aug 2024
The article describes the challenging experience of being a first-time mother dealing with a crying baby for an extended period. The author grapples with try...
6 Aug 2024
Jewish Currents
Is This Anything? - Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s <em>Long Island Compromise</em> reproduces the nullity at the heart of contemporary American Jewish life.
2 Aug 2024
In "Is This Anything? - Taffy Brodesser-Akner's Long Island Compromise," the novel is critiqued for reproducing a sense of emptiness within contemporary Amer...
2 Aug 2024
JTA
American Jewish teen Claire Weinstein wins silver medal in 4×200-meter freestyle relay
2 Aug 2024
Jewish swimmer Claire Weinstein, 17, won a silver Olympic medal in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay alongside Katie Ledecky, making it Ledecky's 13th Olympic ...
2 Aug 2024
Tablet
The Sabaya
2 Aug 2024
The text discusses the term "sabaya" used by both Islamic State militants against Yazidi women and Hamas militants against Israeli female soldiers, highlight...
2 Aug 2024
Lilith
“[She] Told Me She’d Written a Book about Our Family, “Kissing Girls on Shabbat”… I Only Wish We had Reconnected Sooner”
1 Aug 2024
The text discusses an email exchange between cousins Chloe and Sara, with Sara revealing she has written a book, "Kissing Girls on Shabbat," detailing her jo...
1 Aug 2024
Sonya's Prep
I don’t know how they do it, but that was never me #postpartum #itsokaytonotbeokay #shorts
1 Aug 2024
The YouTube video explores the challenges of postpartum experiences and mental health with the hashtags #postpartum and #itsokaytonotbeokay, while referencin...
1 Aug 2024
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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What Was Trump Trying to Say?
1 Aug 2024
Donald Trump sparked controversy during an address to black journalists by making remarks about Kamala Harris's ethnicity. Some speculate whether his comment...
1 Aug 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Two Hours by Alba Arikha review: ‘I read it twice’
1 Aug 2024
"Two Hours" by Alba Arikha recounts the transformative encounter between Clara and Alexander in New York, shaping Clara's life for the next 35 years. Set aga...
1 Aug 2024
Sapir
Faith & Fertility in Israel
1 Aug 2024
In Israel, fertility rates have remained high compared to many other countries, with religious groups like the Haredi Jews having exceptionally high birth ra...
1 Aug 2024
Sapir
Why Is a Jewish Atheist Different from All Other Atheists?
1 Aug 2024
The article explores the unique identity of Jewish atheists by posing four questions that distinguish them from other atheists. It delves into historical fig...
1 Aug 2024
Emes Ve-Emunah
Is Vance a Neanderthal?
31 Jul 2024
J.D. Vance's controversial comments about family values, specifically targeting childless Democratic leaders, have sparked debates about the significance of ...
31 Jul 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Edinburgh festival: The Jewish back story to its most controversial play
31 Jul 2024
Joshua Kaplan, a gay American writer, has attracted controversy with his play "Terf" at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. The satire envisions a meeting between...
31 Jul 2024
Moment
Not Your Father’s Jewish Mother with Rebecca Goldstein, Yael Goldstein-Love and Amy E. Schwartz—in celebration of the Moment-Karma Short Fiction Contest
31 Jul 2024
Rebecca Goldstein and Yael Goldstein-Love, both acclaimed novelists, engage in a conversation with Moment Book and Opinion Editor Amy E. Schwartz about the c...
31 Jul 2024
The Free Press
The Far-Right Danger Inside Israel’s Borders
31 Jul 2024
Far-right Israelis recently broke into two military bases in protest against the arrest of nine soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Hamas suspect. The inc...
31 Jul 2024
MomentMag
Not Your Father’s Jewish Mother with Rebecca Goldstein, Yael Goldstein Love and Amy E. Schwartz
31 Jul 2024
Rebecca Goldstein, Yael Goldstein-Love, and Amy E. Schwartz discuss the evolution of the Jewish mother figure in literature, alongside the winners of the Mom...
31 Jul 2024
Mishpacha
Not Behind Closed Doors
30 Jul 2024
The article discusses a growing tension in Israel between secular and religious Jews, exemplified by the reaction to a news anchor's public display of religi...
30 Jul 2024
Lilith
Podcasts for Comfort, Education, Distraction
29 Jul 2024
In response to the challenging events post October 7th, 2023, various Jewish feminists shared their go-to podcasts for comfort, distraction, and enlightenmen...
29 Jul 2024