Topic Tags: women

“The cries that carry / from one end  of the earth / to the other.”

“her presence undimmed but hidden as the new moon”

A midrashic tale of how twelve sisters, representing each of the twelve months, gather to mourn on Tisha b’Av

A new ritual based on an older North-African custom celebrating women’s roles in the Chanukah story on Rosh Chodesh Tevet

A short version of the story of the Book of Judith, and ideas for incorporating Judith and other women into the celebration of Hanukkah

A ceremony for Chanukah honoring little-known Jewish women in history

An explanation of why the authors created a Selikhot liturgy to include voices of men and women

Try tashlikh for Rosh Hashanah: a healing ritual to cast off burdens

Feminine aspects of some foods and rituals associated with Rosh Hashanah

Excerpts from a poem which addresses the feminine aspects of God and the merits of biblical women