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From God's Perspective, Men & Women are Exactly the Same
A lifelong seeker of truth, Dr. Chava Green has always been drawn to exploring the complexities of the world. As a college student she explored different areas of thought, eventually learning more about Judaism and strengthening her Jewish identity. In turn, Chava's journey guided her to the rich tradition of Jewish mysticism. Chava Green is the founder of Soulful Jewish Woman. She completed her PhD in religion at Emory University, writing her dissertation on Hasidic feminism.
The Book That’s Also a Rebbe
I Read This Over Shabbos is a weekly newsletter from Rivka Bennun Kay about Jewish book culture, book recommendations, and modern ideas. Receive this free newsletter every week in your inbox by subscribing here. Questions, comments, or feedback? Email Rivka at Shabbosreads@18forty.org. I’m not necessarily a fast reader. Just as often as I’ll finish a book in a weekend, I’ll spread one out over an entire year.
What the 18Forty Team is Reading This Month
We’re nearing the final stretch of summer, a time when people tend to kick back, relax, and enjoy the last few weeks of sunshine before autumn hits. Naturally, a good read is in order, so we bring you 18Forty’s picks for the month of August. This month, our team is reading a range of genres—whether it’s groundbreaking 20th-century feminist theory or Medieval Jewish philosophy, you’ll always find us with something interesting to read.
The Long Road to Chassidic Feminism
Chana Weisberg is the editor of TheJewishWoman.org and host of the Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories podcast. She lectures internationally on issues relating to women, relationships, meaning, self-esteem and the Jewish soul. She is the author of six books. Her latest book, Shabbat Delights, is a two-volume series on the weekly Torah portion. © Copyright, all rights reserved. If you enjoyed this article, we encourage you to distribute it further, provided that you comply with Chabad.org's .
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ב"ה Kabbalah and Chassidism from the inside out: poetry and verse that explore faith and challenge, falterings and triumphs, G-d and man 59 items in this section Show all Before G-d made me, what was I? And how did I arise in His longing? Was I a dash, a smudge, a ray within the sun?
When Motherhood Gets You Down
To all the mothers out there—do you feel that what you are doing is the most important thing in the world? If I’m being honest, my answer to that question depends on the day. Most days, it would go something like this: “Uhh, I am not sure. Intellectually, I know that it is important, but to feel that way? That is a lot to ask.
How I Got off Instagram, and You Can Too
A year after the covid pandemic swept across the world and we all began to live online, I started noticing that my eyes would hurt after scrolling on Instagram. I thought I was decompressing at night by sitting on my couch on my phone, but I found that afterwards I usually had a slight headache. These unsettling symptoms gradually worsened until I realized that social media was literally sapping my strength.
Why I Joined the Chassidic Community
As I open a text message from a relative, I see it is an article about Chassidim. Before I even look at the title, I have a sinking feeling in my stomach. No doubt it will be about the story of people fleeing the Chassidic community, the only story we seem to hear about these days, and it feels like a punch in the gut. Such narratives seem to focus only on the difficult issues that truthfully every community struggles with.
Yes, I Am a Chassidic Feminist - A perspective on the curse of Eve
With a glint in her eye, eager to challenge me about how I could call myself a Chassidic Feminist—a wig-wearing, religious woman and yet still a proponent of women’s empowerment—a girl slung a quote at me, “To the woman, He [G‑d] said, ‘I shall surely increase your sorrow and your pregnancy; in pain you shall bear children. And to your husband will be your desire, and he will rule over you.’ ” “What do you have to say about that?!” she demanded.
Yes, I Am a Chassidic Feminist - A perspective on the curse of Eve
With a glint in her eye, eager to challenge me about how I could call myself a Chassidic Feminist—a wig-wearing, religious woman and yet still a proponent of women’s empowerment—a girl slung a quote at me, “To the woman, He [G‑d] said, ‘I shall surely increase your sorrow and your pregnancy; in pain you shall bear children. And to your husband will be your desire, and he will rule over you.’ ” “What do you have to say about that?!” she demanded.
9 Tips and Insights for the New Mother at a Brit
1. Entering a covenant with G‑d. A brit milah literally translates as a covenant, an eternal bond. Perhaps it seems odd that a tiny newborn baby can make such a powerful statement in his relationship with G‑d. He can’t talk, walk or even hold up his own head! However, that is the very essence of a covenant; it is beyond intellect, reason and abilities. A covenant persists when all the external factors change or fade away.
When the Nursing Didn’t Flow: Four Things I Learned
It was 4 in the morning, and the whole house was quiet and asleep. I sat alone on a couch in the living room, silently sobbing with a frantic baby in my arms. A few weeks into motherhood found me exhausted, bewildered and unable to breastfeed. In order to give my baby breastmilk, I was pumping every three hours. The slow whoosh-whoosh of the pump was starting to haunt me. I dreaded every session; my life was structured around its demands.
3 Main Things to Look for When Dating
Too many romance novels have the exact same plot. Boy meets girl. Boy gets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy has to win girl back. It all starts with the “meet cute.” They both reach for an apple on the same shelf of the grocery store or get stuck in an elevator. Love is an accident; staying together is a drama. This was the picture of dating I absorbed for years, so like any normal teenage girl, I dreamt of someone sweeping me off my feet.
A Disorderly (and Very Fulfilling) Passover Seder
As my Birthright bus made its slow climb up the mountain to Tzfat, a mystical city in the north of Israel, I had the feeling that I was ascending into a different world. Walking the streets of the artist colony and hearing the wise (and trippy) words of the locals artists awakened a sense in me—an otherwise regularThree years later, I found myself in Tzfat again American college student—that there was another shade of reality shining there. I felt something shift in Tzfat.
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