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Nonfiction The Sacred Calling: Four Decades of Women in the Rabbinate Rabbi Rebecca Einstein Schorr and Rabbi Alysa Mendelson Graf, eds.
Essay Hijacking the Language of Holiness Alden Solovy is the author of Jewish Prayers of Hope and Healing , a book of original liturgy in Hebrew and English. In April 2015 he was brutally attacked… Alden Solovy March 17, 2016
Essay Kol Isha — A Voice for Every Woman Rabbi Sara Brandes is the author of Magical World: Stories, Reflections, Poems. Invited to weigh in on recent developments at the Kotel, the Western Wall of Jerusalem’s… Sara Brandes March 16, 2016
Essay Where Orthodox Judaism, Feminism, and Fantasy Fiction Intersect Earlier this week, Ilana C. Myer wrote about how Jerusalem found its way into her debut fantasy novel. Ilana is blogging here all week as part of the Visiting Scribe… Ilana C. Myer March 3, 2016
Nonfiction The Hands of Peace: A Holocaust Survivor’s Fight for Civil Rights in the American South Marione Ingram
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Notorious RBG Posted by Nat BernsteinYesterday, a book released last week hit The New York Times’s best sellers list:If you are not already familiar with the blog/meme… Nat Bernstein November 5, 2015
Essay Gloria Steinem Named My Memoir Earlier this week, Leah Lax wrote about the loneliness of leaving Hasidut and coping with coming home to the world of her childhood. She is blogging here all week as… Leah Lax September 16, 2015
