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Happening

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To Experience Over 55? Head to camp! Return to the magic of summer camp at Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center from August 13–23, 2026. Designed for adults 55+, a ten-day... Read more »

Restoring My Aunt’s Place in the Pantheon

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All I knew about the art world I absorbed because my aunt’s idea of babysitting was taking us to a museum and teaching us to recognize a Matisse or Picasso.... Read more »

Tirtzah Bassel Casts a Spell

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In Tirtzah Bassel’s vibrant and challenging exhibition, I Put A Spell, the viewer is immediately confronted with the question: Can the power of witchcraft—rooted in both ancient wisdom and intuition—serve... Read more »

In the Hospital, as Bombs Fall

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I whisper in my father’s ear, even though he is asleep, even though he is very deaf. I don’t really want him to hear. “You’re not going to die in... Read more »

Biblical Storms in the Suburbs

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Kristy understands that she comes from a family of addicts. But she has kept this from David—along with her own addiction, her one-night stand, and her efforts at recovery.

Remembering a Foremother

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Paula Brown Doress-Worters—author, activist, public intellectual—died at age eighty-seven on February 21, 2026 in Redwood City, California. … Paula was born … to Ethel and Abraham (Abie) Brown, Jewish immigrants... Read more »

Reading My Mother: A Search for Secrets

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What her Kindle revealed—and didn't.

Immersion

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A once-skeptical Gila Axelrod immerses and finds surprises.

Still Talking

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The late Lore Segal, known for her wit and insight, has a few things to say in her final book.

Carole King on Abuse and Empowerment

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Carole King's experience with relationship violence—in life and song.

“Jewish Continuity” and Contraception: A Look Back

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The birth control wars of the 1970s, revisited.

Fiction: “Aurora”

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Sarah Blake continues Lilith's Legacy of publishing Jewish women writing evocative fantasy literature.

Feminist Books for Young Readers

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Right Back at You by Carolyn Mackler (Scholastic Press, $17.99) In this time-warp epistolary middle-grade novel, the correspondence begins with a letter written in 2023 that ends up being found... Read more »

The Facts Are Bad Enough

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Investigative journalist Lindsay Beyerstein on Epstein, cabals, and conspiracies.

Dark Lessons & Bright Hope from Esther’s Story

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Danya Ruttenberg on the shadow side of Jewish lore and how it connects to Jeffrey Epstein.

Epstein and Academic Culture

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Susannah Heschel on Epstein and male academia.

They Read ‘Night’— So I Read ‘Nobody’s Girl’

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A reminder to bear witness, even when it's hard.

When Faith is Hostage: Examining Two Poems Across the Century

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Alicia Ostriker analyzes two poems about Jewish identity and sorrow that echo back and forth.

American Pregnancy: A Horror Story

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Inside each woman’s specific experiences across the reproductive health spectrum is the opportunity to examine the history and current reality of the maternal health nightmare that exists in the United States.

Philosophy, Gender Roles, and, of Course, Sex

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"The End of Romance" is a novel about who’s on top—in sex, in marriage, and in patriarchal society.

A Hilarious Memoir About … Cancer

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But be forewarned: do not describe Gurwitch’s experience with cancer as a journey. “Whenever someone uses the word journey,” she writes, “I want to punch them.”