JWA Live: Archive

Beating Hearts: Stories of Domestic Violence →

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Jewish Women International is posting daily stories of domestic abuse on their blog. These stories are shocking, crushing, and sad. They are…

Oct 7th

Roman Polanski and Jewish "anti-heroes" →

I am fascinated, as well as outraged, by the Roman Polanski rape story. As all high profile media stories do, this case has evolved and mutated to touch on a number of really interesting and…

Oct 6th

Oct 6, 2003 - Aviel Barclay became the first certified female Torah scribe. This Week in History: http://bit.ly/i0tfH

Oct 6th

Oct 2009 JWA e-letter available online! http://bit.ly/3ePexM Sign up for the monthly e-letter here: http://bit.ly/qDIZp

Oct 6th

Women's jeans, Jewish comedians "Making Trouble,"... →

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Check out the blog of Jewish Women International where survivors are sharing stories and inspiring change. [JWI] It’s the 75th anniversary of…

Oct 5th

Of sages and sex therapists - Dr. Ruth’s talk on “Heavenly Sex” http://bit.ly/1uKxx

Oct 5th

Jewesses in Hollywood: Jewish Women in media w/ Olivia Cohen-Cutler & Melissa Silverstein. http://tinyurl.com/SACFilmNight @thedcc

Oct 5th

RT @jewishevents: Today in Jewish History (1973) Golda Meir views reports of looming invasion. Yom Kippur War hit 10/6 w/Israel unready

Oct 5th

Remembering Ruth Brin, may her memory be a blessing http://bit.ly/hHoLe

Oct 2nd

Remembering Ruth F. Brin →

Ruth F. Brin, esteemed Jewish author, poet, and scholar, died Wednesday September 30th, 2009, at age 88. Ruth F. Brin was a literary pioneer famous for her authentic Jewish poetry, prayer…

Oct 2nd

Electricity applied in a "strictly scientific... →

I recently began a fun Twitter project, tweeting tidbits from American Jewess, the first English-language publication directed to American Jewish women (and this blog’s namesake), edited by…

Oct 2nd

RT @NCJW: American Jewish Women deplore restoration of abstinence-only funds by Sen.Finance Cmte. http://bit.ly/4E4yej

Oct 2nd

RT @AmericanJewess: Dr Owen’s Electric Belt: continuous electricity, ladies find it a certain cure for nervous troubles http://bit.ly/1Bey0

Oct 2nd

RT @huffingtonpost Eve Ensler: Does the Brotherhood of Fame Endow You With a Lifetime Exemption From Accountability? http://retwt.me/s6cv

Oct 2nd

Are Jews easier to get along with? →

At the Jewish Women’s Archive, it is part of my job to stay on top of the “twitterverse.” I keep a running search of “tweets” that mention Jewish women, which helps me stay on top of the…

Oct 1st

Are Jews easier to get along with than pple of other religions? Are Jewish men easier to get along w than Jewish women? http://bit.ly/2vf4eK

Oct 1st

Candlesticks? orange on the seder plate? How do we represent gender through Jewish symbols? http://bit.ly/r0Ddw

Oct 1st

RT @Maryannaville: Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia | Jewish Womens Archive http://ff.im/-90gO1

Oct 1st

The symbols we use to represent, and gender,... →