Rebecca Honig Friedman
By Rebecca Honig Friedman
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Life ‘Billie Jean’ Bat Mitzvah: Indulging in M.J. Nostalgia
A rerun of “American Idol” with Adam Lambert singing Michael Jackson’s “Black or White” reminded me that Michael Jackson is probably one of the hardest artists to mimic well in karaoke. And if you’re going to attempt an M.J. tune, it is generally best to choose one you, well, know. This is one of the…
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Life My Womb Is None of Your Business
While I have nothing significant to add to the heterosexuals-using-“partner” debate, I would like to pick up on a comment made to Debra’s post: “How about not asking someone at all whether they are single or in a relationship,” writes reader Toby. This objection to nosiness leads me to a similar question: How about not…
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Life Jews Fasting for Non-Jews
I do not like to fast. I mean, I get nervous if there’s no granola bar or other ready source of sustenance on my person at all times. Seriously. When I do fast, success is more a matter of psychological than physical will power, less a matter of denying the urge to satiate my hunger…
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Life How To Combat Teenage Girls’ Angst: Educate Teenage Boys
Most Sundays I do laundry, or have brunch, or see a movie. But I spent this past Sunday immersed in various forms of female teenage angst, and what I came away with was that more boys and men should have been there with me. The day began at a conference on Food, Body Image and…
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Life Modesty Is Not Just About Hemlines — or Sex
For my first post here on The Sisterhood I’m picking up on Debra Nusssbaum Cohen’s invitation to talk about modesty. While Cohen focuses her discussion on modest dress, she got me to thinking about a modesty phenomenon that has little to do with attire: the women-only performance scene that’s been growing in certain Orthodox circles….
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Culture Was the Bard a Beard?
Amateur Shakespearologist John Hudson is not the first to question whether the actor William Shakespeare was actually the author of the body of work we’ve come to know as his, but Hudson is the first to suggest that the true author was a Jewish woman named Amelia Bassano Lanier. Of Italian descent, Bassano lived in…
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