Women of Reform Judaism

“Mothers love and mothers hold Mothers shape the world we know, mama, ima, mama Mothers worry mothers feel Mothers know too well what’s real, mama, ima, mama And these are the things our mothers teach us…” -“Limdu Heiteiv” by Beth Schafer (WRJ’s Centennial Anthem) So begins the beautiful WRJ Centennial Anthem, written by an amazingly [...]

It’s Shabbat. Where is the quiet? This morning, there is the sound of wind blowing across the sand and rocks. Throughout the bounty of an Israeli buffet breakfast (oy!), there I hear the cacophony of voices, the clinking of silverware and dishes, chairs scraping across the floor. No quiet here.

“Click, click, click.” Nonnie, my beloved maternal grandmother, was never far away from her knitting bag. She carried it with her to the beauty parlor where, sitting under the dryer, she could knit uninterrupted for 20 minutes. She carried it to doctor’s appointments and movies—she could actually knit in the dark—turning out sweaters, scarves, and [...]