Shana Tova
Shana Tova U’Metuka! Have a happy and sweet new year! As Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur approach, we think about … Read more
WomenoftheWall
“Chamasi Alecha”: I am Angry at You—What Sarah Really Said to Abraham
By Phyllis Chesler and Rivka Haut We dedicate this learning to our new granddaughters: Phyllis’s granddaughter, Lily Diana (Aviva Chaya), … Read more
“V’Keyn Lo Ye’aseh!”: Dina and the Pursuit of Justice for Rape Victims
by Phyllis Chesler Yavne Minyan December 13, 2008 http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/527/a-dvar-on-vayishlach Delivered on Shabbat, Dec 13, 2008, at the Yavne Minyan, an … Read more
The Pearls Of Paradise
by Rivka Haut and Phyllis Chesler The Jewish Week November 18, 2008 http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/203/pearls-out-of-paradise Midrash Ruth Rabbah [3:4] contains a story … Read more
Many Ways Across The Sea
by Phyllis Chesler and Rivka Haut The Jewish Week February 4, 2009 http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/727/many-ways-across-the-sea The Twelve Tribes have now become an … Read more
Kedoshot Tihyena: Women of the Wall Striving for Holiness
By Dr. Phyllis Chesler April 30, 2010 East End Synagogue Dedicated to Women of the Wall God is holy and, … Read more
Ki Sarita Im Acheichem: Wrestling with Chosenness
by Phyllis Chesler November 27, 1999 http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/122/second-dvar-torah-on-vayishlach Last year, I delivered my first-ever Dvar Torah on this parasha. This year, … Read more
Becoming Our Brothers’ Keepers: Batya Adopts Moshe, Who in Turn Adopts the Jewish People
Becoming Our Brothers’ Keepers: Batya Adopts Moshe, Who in Turn Adopts the Jewish People by Phyllis Chesler Yavne Minyan January … Read more
DC Voices for Religious Freedom
DC Voices for Religious Freedom: Cross-Community Solidarity with WoW — Virginia Avniel Spatz, read more at http://songeveryday.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/dc-voices/ Hallel is my favorite … Read more
A Silenced Shofar on Rosh Chodesh Elul
As we celebrate the month of Elul, we prepare spiritually for the High Holidays as they approach us. In most … Read more