Lilith Magazine
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independent, Jewish and frankly feminist
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Were you born in the month of Kislev?
Read your Jewish horoscope from Mo Golden and Amanda Herring here: buff.ly/a7re9zr
Read your Jewish horoscope from Mo Golden and Amanda Herring here: buff.ly/a7re9zr
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November 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Were you born in the month of Kislev?
Read your Jewish horoscope from Mo Golden and Amanda Herring here: buff.ly/a7re9zr
Read your Jewish horoscope from Mo Golden and Amanda Herring here: buff.ly/a7re9zr
Calling all fiction writers! Lilith is seeking quality short stories with heart, soul, and chutzpah, 3,000 words or under, for our Annual Fiction Contest.
- Open September 1–December 31.
- First prize: $300 and publication.
Learn more here: lilith.org/2025/09/fict...
- Open September 1–December 31.
- First prize: $300 and publication.
Learn more here: lilith.org/2025/09/fict...
Enter Our Annual Short Fiction Contest
Calling all fiction writers!
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November 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Calling all fiction writers! Lilith is seeking quality short stories with heart, soul, and chutzpah, 3,000 words or under, for our Annual Fiction Contest.
- Open September 1–December 31.
- First prize: $300 and publication.
Learn more here: lilith.org/2025/09/fict...
- Open September 1–December 31.
- First prize: $300 and publication.
Learn more here: lilith.org/2025/09/fict...
"The relational intimacy we’re seeking doesn’t come from knowing the latest gossip about the rabbi; it comes from being in intentional spiritual community together."
Read Rabbi Talia Kaplan's "'Hot Rabbi' Culture Undermines Real Religious Connection" now at Lilith Online: buff.ly/HyXM1vC
Read Rabbi Talia Kaplan's "'Hot Rabbi' Culture Undermines Real Religious Connection" now at Lilith Online: buff.ly/HyXM1vC
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November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"The relational intimacy we’re seeking doesn’t come from knowing the latest gossip about the rabbi; it comes from being in intentional spiritual community together."
Read Rabbi Talia Kaplan's "'Hot Rabbi' Culture Undermines Real Religious Connection" now at Lilith Online: buff.ly/HyXM1vC
Read Rabbi Talia Kaplan's "'Hot Rabbi' Culture Undermines Real Religious Connection" now at Lilith Online: buff.ly/HyXM1vC
Today is the first day of the Other Israel Film Festival at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. Amy Stone, one of Lilith's founding mothers, previewed many of the offerings.
Discover her thoughts on a few standouts now at Lilith Online: buff.ly/cII0Mlo
Discover her thoughts on a few standouts now at Lilith Online: buff.ly/cII0Mlo
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November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Today is the first day of the Other Israel Film Festival at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. Amy Stone, one of Lilith's founding mothers, previewed many of the offerings.
Discover her thoughts on a few standouts now at Lilith Online: buff.ly/cII0Mlo
Discover her thoughts on a few standouts now at Lilith Online: buff.ly/cII0Mlo
Happy Mizrahi Heritage Month from Lilith! Over the next few weeks, we'll be revisiting some gems from the archives that uplift Mizrahi voices and stories.
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Happy Mizrahi Heritage Month from Lilith! Over the next few weeks, we'll be revisiting some gems from the archives that uplift Mizrahi voices and stories.
"Shapira stages a moving cinematic dialogue between those who found the posters to be a deeply meaningful way to humanize the hostages and those who were enraged by what they considered a propaganda campaign."
Read Helene Meyers' recent review of "Torn" at Lilith Online.
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Read Helene Meyers' recent review of "Torn" at Lilith Online.
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The War on Hostage Posters: a Review of “Torn “
As we anxiously await news of a ceasefire and hostage return deal, Torn, a documentary directed by Nim Shapira, brings us back to the earliest days after October 7, depicting the hostage poster war…
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November 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"Shapira stages a moving cinematic dialogue between those who found the posters to be a deeply meaningful way to humanize the hostages and those who were enraged by what they considered a propaganda campaign."
Read Helene Meyers' recent review of "Torn" at Lilith Online.
lilith.org/2025/10/the-...
Read Helene Meyers' recent review of "Torn" at Lilith Online.
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This spring, Lilith sat down with six Jewish women owners of six bookshops in six zip codes! 📚⭐️❤️
Each demonstrates that a brick-and-mortar store, especially one with a mission, offers value that the internet simply cannot replace.
Meet these important women of the book[shop]:
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Each demonstrates that a brick-and-mortar store, especially one with a mission, offers value that the internet simply cannot replace.
Meet these important women of the book[shop]:
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October 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This spring, Lilith sat down with six Jewish women owners of six bookshops in six zip codes! 📚⭐️❤️
Each demonstrates that a brick-and-mortar store, especially one with a mission, offers value that the internet simply cannot replace.
Meet these important women of the book[shop]:
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Each demonstrates that a brick-and-mortar store, especially one with a mission, offers value that the internet simply cannot replace.
Meet these important women of the book[shop]:
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Across a century, the "Call" chronicled the Jewish experience in America.
Join the Workers Circle on Monday, November 10 on Zoom for Living History: Voices from the Call Archive — a one-hour event featuring dramatic readings by acclaimed actors.
Learn more and register here: buff.ly/o0Nbzqs
Join the Workers Circle on Monday, November 10 on Zoom for Living History: Voices from the Call Archive — a one-hour event featuring dramatic readings by acclaimed actors.
Learn more and register here: buff.ly/o0Nbzqs
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October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Across a century, the "Call" chronicled the Jewish experience in America.
Join the Workers Circle on Monday, November 10 on Zoom for Living History: Voices from the Call Archive — a one-hour event featuring dramatic readings by acclaimed actors.
Learn more and register here: buff.ly/o0Nbzqs
Join the Workers Circle on Monday, November 10 on Zoom for Living History: Voices from the Call Archive — a one-hour event featuring dramatic readings by acclaimed actors.
Learn more and register here: buff.ly/o0Nbzqs
Esteemed feminist sociologist, psychoanalyst, and professor emerita at UC Berkeley, Nancy Chodorow, passed away on October 14th. Her groundbreaking theories on feminism and gender bridged the fields of sociology and psychoanalysis. May her memory be for a blessing.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Esteemed feminist sociologist, psychoanalyst, and professor emerita at UC Berkeley, Nancy Chodorow, passed away on October 14th. Her groundbreaking theories on feminism and gender bridged the fields of sociology and psychoanalysis. May her memory be for a blessing.
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There's less than one week left to apply to join the 5th cohort of the New 40, Lilith's program for emerging Jewish feminist writers over 40 (well, this time, 45)!
Learn more and apply at the link in the comments below.
Learn more and apply at the link in the comments below.
October 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
There's less than one week left to apply to join the 5th cohort of the New 40, Lilith's program for emerging Jewish feminist writers over 40 (well, this time, 45)!
Learn more and apply at the link in the comments below.
Learn more and apply at the link in the comments below.
"Sukkot is a holiday to celebrate the harvest, and though I was three stories above the earth, I celebrated my own harvest: a place to live, groceries in my fridge, a job, quiet neighbors, a laundromat down the street."
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October 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Sukkot is a holiday to celebrate the harvest, and though I was three stories above the earth, I celebrated my own harvest: a place to live, groceries in my fridge, a job, quiet neighbors, a laundromat down the street."
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Happy Banned Books Week from Lilith!
Did you know that fighting book bans is a great way to save and protect democracy? Learn more in Lilith's Winter 2024-2025 issue: buff.ly/9JAVnIf
Art by Yaara Eshet.
Did you know that fighting book bans is a great way to save and protect democracy? Learn more in Lilith's Winter 2024-2025 issue: buff.ly/9JAVnIf
Art by Yaara Eshet.
October 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Happy Banned Books Week from Lilith!
Did you know that fighting book bans is a great way to save and protect democracy? Learn more in Lilith's Winter 2024-2025 issue: buff.ly/9JAVnIf
Art by Yaara Eshet.
Did you know that fighting book bans is a great way to save and protect democracy? Learn more in Lilith's Winter 2024-2025 issue: buff.ly/9JAVnIf
Art by Yaara Eshet.
This Sunday, October 5th, BKForge is joining forces with Men4Choice for an afternoon of researching and exposing Crisis Pregnancy Centers (aka anti-abortion fake clinics). Bring your laptop or tablet, and they'll walk you through all the steps!
Learn more and register here: buff.ly/jPxVcfq
Learn more and register here: buff.ly/jPxVcfq
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September 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This Sunday, October 5th, BKForge is joining forces with Men4Choice for an afternoon of researching and exposing Crisis Pregnancy Centers (aka anti-abortion fake clinics). Bring your laptop or tablet, and they'll walk you through all the steps!
Learn more and register here: buff.ly/jPxVcfq
Learn more and register here: buff.ly/jPxVcfq
Where do we even start with forgiveness and repentance when every day brings new pain?
Perhaps with this prayer for forgiving ourselves from Rishe Groner (below). Then we can continue onward and outward.
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Perhaps with this prayer for forgiving ourselves from Rishe Groner (below). Then we can continue onward and outward.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Where do we even start with forgiveness and repentance when every day brings new pain?
Perhaps with this prayer for forgiving ourselves from Rishe Groner (below). Then we can continue onward and outward.
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Perhaps with this prayer for forgiving ourselves from Rishe Groner (below). Then we can continue onward and outward.
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When we recite the Yizkor memorial service, we’re really paying attention to our own tiny, ephemeral moment in history.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
When we recite the Yizkor memorial service, we’re really paying attention to our own tiny, ephemeral moment in history.
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"This past May was the 50th yahrzeit of my late father, Samuel Shapiro. I did not have much of a relationship with him and as a feminist have harbored so much anger about who he was. But with Yom Kippur upon us, I find myself revisiting my journey to forgiveness."
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September 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"This past May was the 50th yahrzeit of my late father, Samuel Shapiro. I did not have much of a relationship with him and as a feminist have harbored so much anger about who he was. But with Yom Kippur upon us, I find myself revisiting my journey to forgiveness."
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Ultra-Orthodox American-Israeli Beatie Deutsch is an elite marathon runner, and she’s upending expectations.
Learn about her journey at Lilith Online: buff.ly/PweRJ5J
Learn about her journey at Lilith Online: buff.ly/PweRJ5J
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September 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Ultra-Orthodox American-Israeli Beatie Deutsch is an elite marathon runner, and she’s upending expectations.
Learn about her journey at Lilith Online: buff.ly/PweRJ5J
Learn about her journey at Lilith Online: buff.ly/PweRJ5J
If you want to get out your frustration and have some breadcrumbs to spare, read “Lake Michigan Tashlikh” by Barbara Stock.
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September 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
If you want to get out your frustration and have some breadcrumbs to spare, read “Lake Michigan Tashlikh” by Barbara Stock.
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May 5786 bring you the strength you need to keep seeking sweetness. Shanah tovah.
Photo by Arielle Silver-Willner.
Photo by Arielle Silver-Willner.
September 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
May 5786 bring you the strength you need to keep seeking sweetness. Shanah tovah.
Photo by Arielle Silver-Willner.
Photo by Arielle Silver-Willner.
If you want to smile while hiding in the bathroom of shut, read "One Hundred Years of Gratitude" by Lesléa Newman.
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September 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
If you want to smile while hiding in the bathroom of shut, read "One Hundred Years of Gratitude" by Lesléa Newman.
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If you’ve been seeing your therapist daily in preparation to see family this High Holiday season, you're not alone...
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September 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
If you’ve been seeing your therapist daily in preparation to see family this High Holiday season, you're not alone...
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THIS SUNDAY!
Stop by the Lilith table at the Brooklyn Book Festival (booth #226) to schmooze with Lilith staff and contributors, PLUS, take advantage of one-day-only giveaways!
Stop by the Lilith table at the Brooklyn Book Festival (booth #226) to schmooze with Lilith staff and contributors, PLUS, take advantage of one-day-only giveaways!
September 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
THIS SUNDAY!
Stop by the Lilith table at the Brooklyn Book Festival (booth #226) to schmooze with Lilith staff and contributors, PLUS, take advantage of one-day-only giveaways!
Stop by the Lilith table at the Brooklyn Book Festival (booth #226) to schmooze with Lilith staff and contributors, PLUS, take advantage of one-day-only giveaways!
Alicia Ostriker calls the poem "Prophet Babe Pop" by Hannah Yerington "a prayer to the Shekhinah in disguise" and we couldn't agree more 💄🌠🕯️
Discover more gems like this one in Lilith's latest issue: buff.ly/jtrX8AQ
Discover more gems like this one in Lilith's latest issue: buff.ly/jtrX8AQ
September 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Alicia Ostriker calls the poem "Prophet Babe Pop" by Hannah Yerington "a prayer to the Shekhinah in disguise" and we couldn't agree more 💄🌠🕯️
Discover more gems like this one in Lilith's latest issue: buff.ly/jtrX8AQ
Discover more gems like this one in Lilith's latest issue: buff.ly/jtrX8AQ
NEXT WEEK: Join Barnes & Noble Upper West Side in welcoming Kitty Zeldis discussing and signing "One of Them," with Sarah Seltzer on Tuesday, September 16th.
Learn more here: buff.ly/03rh3FG
Learn more here: buff.ly/03rh3FG
September 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
NEXT WEEK: Join Barnes & Noble Upper West Side in welcoming Kitty Zeldis discussing and signing "One of Them," with Sarah Seltzer on Tuesday, September 16th.
Learn more here: buff.ly/03rh3FG
Learn more here: buff.ly/03rh3FG
There are many treasures in the Lilith office! One of our favorites is our Editor in Chief's rolodex of contacts from the past nearly 50 years of Jewish feminist publishing--who else do you think we will find in Susan Weidman Schneider's rolodex? Stay tuned 👀
September 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
There are many treasures in the Lilith office! One of our favorites is our Editor in Chief's rolodex of contacts from the past nearly 50 years of Jewish feminist publishing--who else do you think we will find in Susan Weidman Schneider's rolodex? Stay tuned 👀