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Unorthodox: How Looking for “Truth” Misses the Point by Ivy Helman.

By Ivy Helman on May 10, 2020 • ( 5 )

A few weeks ago a Slovak journalist reached out to me about the new Netflix four-part series entitled Unorthodox. In the email, the journalist wrote that they had read about my work as a Jewish feminist and wanted some insight… Read More ›

The Brass Tacks of the Trump Impeachment by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on December 20, 2019 • ( 2 )

From the very moment after the dust settled from the 2016 elections, notions of impeachment started to break. Now three years into the Trump Presidency, impeachment proceedings have been launched. To start, Impeachment is a Constitutionally supported right. It is… Read More ›

Unpacking the Midterm Elections by Anjeanette LeBoeuf

By Anjeanette LeBoeuf on November 25, 2018 • ( 2 )

As the dust is settling, with the mixture of finishing counting ballots and races being conceded, the true realities of what happened in the 2018 Midterm Elections is taking concrete form. From the earliest hours of November 6, numbers showed that… Read More ›

God, Gender Violence and The Male Ego by Vanessa Rivera de la Fuente

By Vanessa Rivera de la Fuente on June 21, 2018 • ( 6 )

We live in a world in which women are the preferred target of different types of violence: physical, sexual, psychological, economic, symbolic and structural, among others. A type of violence we are not talking so much about is spiritual violence…. Read More ›

Creating Space for Wisdom Sharing by Katey Zeh

By Katey Zeh on June 19, 2018 • ( 9 )

Along with spending more time in silence, another spiritual practice I’m cultivating is creating space for the wisdom of the room to emerge. At a basic level this involves talking less and listening more. Keeping quiet is a discipline I’ve… Read More ›

Finding Peace in the Wait by Katey Zeh

By Katey Zeh on May 16, 2017 • ( 9 )

Have you ever tried to download a number of large files to your computer at the same time? If you’ve purchased a TV series through iTunes or received high-resolution pictures from an important event that you couldn’t wait to view,… Read More ›

The Inter-Faith Youth Initiative and Feminism by Ivy Helman

By Ivy Helman on July 14, 2013 • ( 1 )

From June 25th through July 2nd 2013, I participated, as one of three Jewish mentors, in IFYI (Inter-Faith Youth Initiative), an inter-faith immersion experience for high school and college-age youth sponsored by Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries (CMM). The mentors and the… Read More ›