~Excerpt from Adar 1 Guide – Subscribe for Free and Receive the Complete Guide Each Month ~ (Cross Posted to PunkTorah.org) Adar I (אֲדָר א) is Dinah’s (דִּינָה) month, at least as far as I’m concerned. Rabbinical tradition equates Naphtali with both Adar I & Adar II in a leap year, but many modern feminists have argued...
read moreI started writing this midrash two years ago. I told it for the first time at the first Kohenet intensive, and had to somewhat channel the ending. Midrash is about filling in the gaps in the text, seeing what’s not written. This midrash tells Miriam’s side of the events of Exodus 18:1 –27, Numbers 12:6-8, and Numbers...
read moreWhy does Miriam call to us? How did this woman, this prophetess survive the centuries when so many others were rendered nameless? So many other stories have been lost. Hers has not only survived, but also flourished and captured the hearts of women throughout time. I think the answer to this question goes back to the beginning....
read moreOnce upon a time, a young woman went off into the woods to pick mushrooms and with her she took her new hope chest. While she was searching for mushrooms it began to rain very hard. She quickly removed her clothes and placed them in her hope chest; then stood naked under a tree, until the rains subsided. Later, she dressed and...
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Culture: I am fascinated by both culture on most levels. I mostly focus on American culture and what makes us who we are as a country, but I'm also intrigued by sub-cultures in the USA and the growing global cultural trends.
