Rebecca Schischa
By Rebecca Schischa
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Life Photography Project Takes On Jewish Women’s Body Image Concerns
What do you get when you cross a feminist Jewish psychotherapist who works with women affected by body-image issues and a photographer? A photographic exhibition exploring the complex relationship Jewish women have with their bodies, of course. “The emBODYment of Jewish Femininity” exhibition debuted at the JOFA Conference which took place in New York City…
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Opinion A British Jew Mourns, Fears Brexit
Prime Minister David Cameron stands down…Conservative Party leadership battle hots up… “Labour Party imploding” – shadow cabinet coup against Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn…Nicola Sturgeon Scotland’s First Minister says: “Scotland may veto Brexit.” It’s been one upheaval after the next since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in the Brexit referendum late last…
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Life The Orthodox Feminist Revolution Has Finally Arrived — in London
Landing back in the Jewish community of my home town of London, U.K., after five years living overseas, I have the heady sensation of being caught up in a full-blown feminist revolution. Back in 2010 when I left for a four-year stint in the U.S. (followed by a year in Kenya), London felt like a…
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Life Q&A: Dina Pinner of KayamaMoms Talks Motherhood for Single Orthodox Women
“I’m 41, religious and single. I’m not prepared to give up on motherhood and I’m also not prepared to give up on my halakhic devotion. If I can’t have a partner, at least I should have a child.” With this impassioned plea, Aviva Harbater opened up the 2011 inaugural conference of KayamaMoms, a Jerusalem-based organization…
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The Schmooze Art Kibbutz Bears First Fruits
There was giant Hebrew letter Shin representing the Shekhina — the Godly presence — constructed out of large branches to be launched on a lake and set on fire, a 12-tone music system assigned to the Hebrew alphabet and the 72 names of God, and organic art installations hanging from trees in the forest. These…
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The Schmooze Mysterious Manuscript Owners Come To Life
While a bunch of musty old books may not, at first, sound like a diverting idea for an exhibition, Columbia University has succeeded in bringing to life an illuminating collection of Judaic manuscripts. “The People in the Books: Judaic Manuscripts at Columbia University Libraries,” on display in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library until January…
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Life Confessions of an Orthodox Feminist
Over the recent (and somewhat endless) round of high holidays this year, I came to some disconcerting realizations about my attitude to shul-going as a woman and a feminist. Coming from an orthodox background, I have realized that however much of a feminist I am, I still don’t feel comfortable in prayer settings of other…
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The Schmooze Window to a Medieval Seder
Each Haggadah tells not just the story of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, but also the story of its owners. Containing worn, loose or torn out pages, covered with wine stains and littered with matzo crumbs, the Haggadah reflects how Jews celebrate the yearly rituals of the Seder night. This year, The Metropolitan…
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