Despite Jewish people writing down our history and traditions, there is a void within the writing in our tradition: the voices of women. Read More

“How can you trust the water to hold you afloat?” “I did it once when I was a child and then I knew.” “So you had to let go of your doubts and fears to give it a try?” Read More

Ms. Goldberg emphatically stated that Jews are not a race. Her comment goes straight to the heart of the problem. If Jews do so well, how can they be subject to racism? Read More

Fast forward to my Bat Mitzvah at our Conservative shul and I’m wondering why I am relegated to a Friday night service and no Torah reading. Read More

Nathan never again saw his family in the Ukraine, but my cousin remembers that his sister sent letters…The letters ceased abruptly in 1941. Read More

The two women sat at the  table, exposed to the wind of the open front door, and read, together, about the path, out of slavery, to the promised land. Read More