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When the Jewish calendar and the fashion calendar conflict: My letter to Boston Fashion Week
Last week, I received an invitation to attend Fall... In Love With Fashion, billed as "a fun and chic night of fashion at Northshore Mall...
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Shofar Across Boston: Brookline and the JWA
Okay, so maybe my goal of doing a shofar video every day in the month leading up to Rosh Hashanah hasn't panned out. (It was...
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Judaism & Spirituality
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Learn about the Jewish women you don't know (and some you do) with JWA's encyclopedia
It is a twitter experiment... teach people about important Jewish women in 140 characters or less. And we're doing it! A variety of influential Twitter...
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Eating Jewish: Charoset medley
Although most, if not all, Jewish holiday meals use certain foods and dishes to symbolize various elements of the celebration, the seder meal does so...
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JWA attempts a telethon
This year, JWA attempted a new fundraising strategy. It's true. We appreciate every single donation, even if it is only $18. (Although you are certainly...
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Humor
Sharing the stories of "Katrina's Jewish Voices"
This weekend we lead up to the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans on the morning of August 29th, 2005 killing more...
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Five Years Ago: Hurricane Katrina and the Jewish Community
by Ellen Rothman In late August of 2005, when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, I was lying in a hospital bed in Boston getting...
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A Night of Jewish Gospel at JWA's Institute for Educators
On the final night of the JWA Summer Institute for Educators, we wrapped with a fun and moving final session on Jewish Gospel Music. (A...
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Arts & Culture
JWA's 2010 Institute for Educators: What's going on & how can I follow?
This week you may have noticed some unusual content at JWA.org and Jewesses with Attitude. This week we are blogging JWA's 2010 Summer Institute for...
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JWA Puts Jewish Women’s History “On the Map”
There is no guide to physical landmarks in Jewish women’s history – until now. Today, the Jewish Women’s Archive launches On the Map, an innovative,...
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