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The Secret to Midge Maisel's Marvelousness?  She DGAF!

I’ve finished watching both seasons of Amazon Prime’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and I’m feeling sad. I am going to miss the show’s main character, Midge. She captivated me from the opening scene. . . 

​Full essay published in Keller. Read here

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Chayla on the Balcony (2014)
At 10, my daughter is just year shy of Chayla’s age. I wonder what she thinks about what we are doing up here.  What message are we sending her about prayer and community and her place among the Jewish people?

Full  essay published in The Torch. Read here

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A Little Girl's First Haircut (2013)
Miriam’s honey-brown hair reached the small of her back and was magnificent in its soft unevenness, curling at the ends like a field of wildflowers. That is, until she turned three. 

Full  essay published in Lilith.  Read
here

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In the Synagogue:  
Navigating Between Halakha and Women's Participation (2010)
Right now there are some ten to fifteen Partnership Minyanim across the globe, but they are mostly all in urban centers and college campuses. I ask myself every Shabbat-where is my family going to pray if and when we leave Cambridge?

Read full article in the Boston Globe
 here







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