This piece have been published by my yeshiva, I am sharing it for your consideration, comments, and questions. Purim Sameach! “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and theirentrances,” As You Like It, William Shakespeare. It is common for both individuals and communities to pray…
Category: women
Women in Chanuka story – real and fictional
This little essay of mine was originally published by my Yeshiva in our Chanukah Reader. I am hoping to highlight more interesting facts about Shlomzion, the real Jewish queen. Women, the Hidden Heroes of Hanukkah At certain moments in Jewish history, it is easy to confuse what is darkness and what is light. In the…
On Jewish Women in Antiquity and Today. Different times, different tactics
Many women regardless of their life or career choices experience challenges that are unique to their gender. To be sure, men have their own unique challenges, but over the history of mankind women’s challenges were largely overlooked, or at least were not detailed in stories or historic accounts just because the majority of learned and…
Noshing Across the Nation 