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Remember, Queen Esther Negotiated Beauty Into Power
Holidays
Purim
Remember, Queen Esther Negotiated Beauty Into Power
by
Erica Brown
In light of the #MeToo movement, Purim is an important moment for the Jewish community to ask: Are we doing enough to protect girls and women?
Holidays
Shavuot
Cultivating Kindness on Shavuot
by
Erica Brown
The holiday of Shavuot challenges us to extend acts of compassion. Who could benefit most from your kindness?
Holidays
Passover
Holidays
Passover
Give Me Your Huddled Masses?
by
Erica Brown
by
Erica Brown
Some Jewish narratives suggest that our repeated command to be kind to the stranger must be balanced by thoughtful consideration.
Being Jewish
Commentary
Telling the Story, and Eating It
by
Erica Brown
In medieval Haggadot, it was not unusual to find an illustration of maror—the bitter herb on the Seder plate—in a woman’s form. In the partner,