Lukewarm Takes
A semi-Bais Yaakov girl's two cents on how to solve all of Frumkeit's issues. Yay!
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The Woman Behind the Eshet Chayil (opens the original)
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This week I heard a hesped for a Rebbetzin who was niftar at 87. Her son spoke about her with pride. She left everything behind to take care of her husband, her home, and her children. She did not build a career. She did not travel the world. Her life was almost entirely devoted to her family. To him, it was a beautiful story, a great example of mesirut nefesh. To me it was a warning.Not because I do not admire mothers like his. Not because I fail to recognize the magnitude of her sacrifices. No
The Audacity of Choosing the Cage and Blaming the Jailer: In Defense of Suri Robinson (opens the original)
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When asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was always the same: “I wanna be a florist/astronaut.” I never got to be either, apparently, there are no flowers in space. But today, I get to work with something much cooler and more complicated.I teach and participate in the administration of a seminary, the institution that attracts a great deal of criticism within Jewish communities.Before the beginning of each new school year (which is next week, yay!), girls and their families recei
Fifty Shades of Red (opens the original)
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Two weeks ago, I went to the mikveh for the first time. After cutting my nails, scrubbing my body until it hurt, and sitting in a bathtub for a long half hour, the mikveh attendant told me how privileged I was to have the zechut of keeping Taharat HaMishpacha, that by doing so, I would protect and safeguard my future marriage.I wish I could say I blame her. I wish I could say her view is stupid, built on cheap psychology. I wish I could say I know she’s wrong, and that Taharat HaMishpacha is not
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