Meeting the right person is never easy, but dating seems to be harder these days, with the guys having expectations of supermodels, while failing to be “mentsches” themselves. “Abby” and “Gila” (identities protected) join Shoshanna and Anne to talk about the unpleasant underbelly of what it takes to begin the process of finding Mr. Right.
Music: “Misery” by The Whips
The Modern Orthodox community knows about the problem, but it’s not going away. What YOU can do to fight erasing women — Shoshanna and Anne weigh in after more than a decade on the front lines.
Music: “Misery” by The Whips
When the people you believe will be your natural partners in activism denigrate you for your religious observance, that’s painful. But when others ignore the middle ground for the sake of their own entrenched beliefs, that’s just wrong. Shoshanna and Anne spotlight this positioning in Jewish (and Israeli) society, and call out the extremism of both right and left for being… extremist.
Music: “Misery” by The Whips
After one person’s complaint led the OU-Torah Tidbits to remove images of women from the back cover, Chochmat Nashim worked to increase women’s profiles in the publication, especially in writing more of the Torah columns. But what would have happened without those behind-the-scenes efforts? A case study in the value in speaking out.
Music: “Misery” by The Whips
Since October 7, it has been painful for many people of faith to approach God, to find the words to respond to our changing, impossible reality. A new book – AZ NASHIR brings all the pathos and the hope, providing words for those who can’t find their own. Compiled and edited by Shira Lankin Sheps, Rachel Sharansky Danziger, and Anne (!), this moving anthology brings together the poetic, prayerful words of prayer of more than 50 contributors and 15 artists, with prayers for nearly every circumstance of the past year. By women, for women, in their many varied voices.
To buy the book in Israel: click here.
For the English book launch, go to https://tickchak.co.il/70368
Foro the Hebrew book launch, go to https://tickchak.co.il/70793
Music: “Misery”by The Whips
Another blow in Israel with Hamas’s cold-blooded murder of six hostages on the verge of being rescued alive by the IDF. Shoshanna and Anne probe the country’s state of raw emotion, call out the evil of Hamas, acknowledge the conflict of being put between a rock and a hard place, and offer tips for the things we all can do to make the world a better place.
