Farewell
My stint here has come to a close. Once again, thanks so much to Jill and the other great bloggers here for inviting me, and thanks to all of you readers for your numerous fascinating comments. It was incredible to have the oppotunity to talk with all of you. Your words will be on my [...]
...read moreBrawn Vs Brains: The Golem & Jewish Masculinity
I’ve been holding off on this post because I didn’t think it was fully fledged yet, but I’ve decided to just accept it as it is. A note: I am not Israeli. This post doesn’t comment on modern Israeli culture. I’ve noted before that the stereotypes of Jewish men and women line up uncannily with [...]
...read moreA Note On Guest-Blogging So Far
My first week of guest-blogging has come to a close, and what a week it was! Between writing posts and reading comments, I think I’ve nearly exhausted my current reserves for Judaism blogging, so I’m going to switch over to gender blogging for a little awhile (though my next post will likely be about both). [...]
...read moreCalling All Jewish Atheists, Secular Jews, Etc.
The next chapter of our ongoing conversations about Judaism and Jewish culture is unfolding over at Faith’s blog, where she has started a thread for atheist, agnostic and secular Jews to discuss their relationships with Judaism and Jewishness. Faith explains: As a bit of background, I grew up in a very traditionally reform synagogue and [...]
...read moreSo where do we go from here?
I am both overjoyed and overwhelmed by how well the discussion is going in this thread. The depth, breadth and quality of the comments has far exceeded what I dared hope for, and the thread hasn’t begun to dwindle yet. Reading all your comments, one thing has really struck me: if this is what today’s [...]
...read moreWhat Do You Want Judaism To Be? (Feministe Edition)
Daisy Bond here again! Because I am Jewish, much of my writing, this post included, is targeted at Jews. I just want to say at the outset that I care about this because it is mine, not because I think it’s somehow superior. I’m very strongly in favor of other folks doing this kind of [...]
...read moreGreetings!
Hello, Feministe readers! My name is Daisy Bond; I’m a queer, Jewish art student living in New Mexico. I blog about gender and Judaism over at Dear Diaspora, and I will be guest-blogging here for the next two weeks. Thanks so much to Jill and the rest of the crew for inviting me, and thanks [...]
...read more
Recent Comments