The Patriarchy Speaks French
byAn Algerian woman who had been denied French citizenship for refusing to shake a man’s hand at her naturalization ceremony lost her appeal to…
Opinion
Red Tents in Perspective
byMost of us are familiar with the fictional “Red Tent” – the quintessential image for liberal Jewish feminists of the segregation, discrimination, and general…
A Day for Remembering the Holocaust & the Heroism
byWe can’t judge those who didn’t fight. But we can acknowledge that within the context of a system that fostered an exclusive focus on personal survival, fighting was an act of reclaiming our humanity.
Set Israel Free
byIn order for the Jewish people to truly be free, it is not enough to be liberated from physical slavery. We must also liberate ourselves from mental slavery.
Mao Zedong on Dr. King’s Assassination
bySemitic Action is circulating the following April 16, 1968 statement from Mao Zedong on the assassination of Martin Luther King:
Transcending Our Narratives
byThose interested in solving this conflict must transcend the battle between two competing stories and construct a larger narrative inclusive enough to encompass both ostensibly rival narratives.
Z’khor Y’mot Olam: Shvatim
byJewish historiography presents a cyclical approach that sees primordial forces shining into our world. In this view, that which exists now is simply a filtered manifestation of that which came before.
Miriam with her Timbrels and Tendrils
byIn fifth grade, I told my grandma I had never seen her curls. She replied, “And you never will.” The next day, I walked…
Reclaiming Hebrew Feminism
byJewish women today have sacrificed many of their authentic values without even being aware of it. My experience teaching young Jewish women has taught…
Z’khor Y’mot Olam – Remember the Days of Old (II)
byIsrael’s historiographic tradition of cyclical rather than linear interpretations of historical events, reveals how these events echo our national history.
A Tale of Two Narratives
byA ‘narrative’ is a version of reality – a story told about a chain of events that organizes facts while being influenced by ideology. The same chain of events can be organized into many narratives, especially if influenced by different ideologies.
Z’khor Y’mot Olam – Remember the Days of Old
byThe idea of history as a cyclical – rather than linear – progression is deeply embedded in the Jewish people’s national consciousness & worldview.