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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
Interview Interview: Naomi Ragen by Elise CooperThe Devil in Jerusalem is a terrifying thriller, but even more upsetting is that this story was based on a true event. It explores the horrific… Elise Cooper October 15, 2015
Interview Interview: Leah Vincent In partnership with JewSchool, JBC sat down with Leah Vincent to discuss her recently published memoir, Cut Me Loose: Sin & Salvation After My Ultra Orthodox… JBC Staff February 25, 2014
Essay A Jewish Atheist’s Prayer Earlier this week, Leah Vincent wrote about leaving the ultra-Orthodox community and the backlash that came when she decided to talk about her decision publicly. Her… Leah Vincent January 16, 2014
Essay The Ultra-Orthodox Backlash Leah Vincent is a writer and activist. In addition to writing for various publications, including The Huffington Post and The Jewish Daily Forward, she is an… Leah Vincent January 14, 2014
Nonfiction The War Within: Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Threat to Democracy and the Nation Yuval Elizur and Lawrence Malkin
Essay Rabbi Gafni’s Revenge Earlier this week, Yuval Elizur examined religious political power in Israel and January’s elections and Lawrence Malkin discussed the tension between tradition and… Yuval Elizur March 15, 2013
Essay Follow the Talmud or a Jewish Sharia? Earlier this week, Yuval Elizur examined religious political power in Israel and January’s elections. Today, Lawrence Malkin discusses the tension between… Yuval Elizur March 13, 2013
Essay Religious Political Power in Israel Comes to a Halt Yuval Elizur and Lawrence Malkin are the co-authors of the new book The War Within: Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Threat to Democracy and the Nation. They will be blogging here… Yuval Elizur March 11, 2013
Nonfiction Doubting the Devout: The Ultra-Orthodox in the Jewish American Imagination Nora L. Rubel
Essay My Tribe Earlier this week, Efrat Libfroind wrote about cooking and self-improvement and being a mother, a full-time pastry chef, and the only… Efrat Libfroind June 30, 2011
Essay Based on a “True” Story In her last posts, Nora Rubel wrote about keeping kosher and “keeping Jewish”and Jewsteria Lane. She has been blogging all week for MyJewishLearning… Nora Rubel March 26, 2010
