Who are the women who light up your life?
In November, JWA set up a community art project to honor the women who light up our lives at the Brookline First Lights Festival. Footage...
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Hot Buttons: Conversations Without Women are Not Cool
by Gail T. Reimer, Executive Director of the Jewish Women's Archive A little over 15 years ago, I found my calling. While attending a Jewish...
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Anna Halprin and "Breath Made Visible"
I've never thought of myself as a particularly good dancer. I dropped out of ballet after one lesson and these days I only feel comfortable...
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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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Summer internship opportunities at JWA
Do you know someone looking for an engaging internship experience this summer? The Jewish Women's Archive has openings for several unpaid interns, 10–20 hours per...
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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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Including Women's Voices: The Jewish Women's Archive edition of The Wandering Is Over Haggadah
The Jewish Women's Archive has partnered with JewishBoston.com to produce a fully inclusive version of the haggadah that celebrates the contributions of women to Jewish...
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Celebrating "Esthers with Attitude" this Purim
Purim is just around the corner and it's deliciously serendipitous that the Jewish holiday with the most well-known heroine happens to fall during Women's History...
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The Top 10 Jewish Women in Labor History
Though we at JWA celebrate women’s history all year round, March brings us the great opportunity of Women’s History Month. This year, March also brings...
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