Chag HaBanot: The Festival of the Daughters
A new ritual based on an older North-African custom celebrating women’s roles in the Chanukah story on Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Happy Holidays? Understanding December Dilemmas in the Context of Jewish Family Memories
An article for Jewish and interfaith families about coping with the all-encompassing nature of Christmas and the Jewish calendar
The Healing Light of Hanukkah
A healing ritual for Hanukkah
The Book of Judith
A short version of the story of the Book of Judith, and ideas for incorporating Judith and other women into the celebration of Hanukkah
The Peaceful Maccabee
A ceremony for Chanukah honoring little-known Jewish women in history
Sabeye b’Lebeh: Cheese-Filled Pastries
A Syrian-Jewish Hanukkah recipe for phyllo cheese triangles
Will Santa Bring Me Presents, Even If I’m Jewish?
An article about celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas in an interfaith family
Let My Voice be a Hammer
A blessing for our voices during Hanukkah, in solidarity with the Women of the Wall
Geshem: Verses for Our Mothers
On Shemini Atzeret, Jews offer a special prayer for rain (it is the beginning of the rainy season in Israel). The traditional version of this prayer refers obliquely to each of the forefathers and their relationship to water; this version highlights the foremothers.
Feminine Stanzas for the Prayer for Rain
Women’s prayer for rain
