Wednesday Sep 17, 2008
Posted by Elana Maryles Sztokman
On Tuesday, the National Organization of Women and five other feminist groups in the US announced the formation of "Women for Obama" to actively campaign for Obama. "We don't think it's much to break a glass ceiling for one woman and leave millions of women behind," said Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation. In other words, Sarah Palin as VP may be good for Sarah Palin, but her policies on issues such as abortion, health care, and the environment will ultimately hurt many more.
This turn of events has gotten me asking myself, where are the "Women for Livni" groups?
There are none.
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The Talmud says there are seventy faces to the Torah. I believe there are seventy faces to the person. I am a teacher, writer, researcher, activist, educator, thinker, organizer, fundraiser, feminist, parent, spouse, daughter, sister and friend. Or, if you prefer, I am an Israeli, American, energetic, opinionated, passionate, religious, determined and generally optimistic Jewish woman. It's not quite seventy, but we're getting there.
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DALevit Palm Springs, CA USA: With all due respect, your post implies that the "separation" is indefinite, and yet it is only for the two weeks during the time of the female's flow. Is the morbid sentiment expressed really necessary, when all will all go back to normal soon? Is that 2 weeks enough to nullify everything else good about the relationship? Won't there be plenty of hugs and kisses in a few days, after the period of uncleanness passes? Anyone reading this with no knowledge of the Orthodox ways would get a terribly distorted view of things from reading this. DAL
Dr S McCosker Australia: I have a suggestion for Tal & Melchior. Google 'Peter Andrews' 'Australian Story' 'Natural Sequence Farming', 'Natural Sequence Association'. What Andrews does in arid infertile Aussie landscapes, to turn flash-flooding gullies into healthy streams, recharge aquifers, heal salinised soil, stop erosion, build soil fertility, restore biodiversity [& thus boost farm productivity & animal & human health]- ought to work in Israel. I urge Tal & Melchior: invite Andrews to Israel & show him the Negev & give him a wadi & an eroded hillside to work his magic on, for a demo project.
Joseph London: An interesting alternative interpretation of the saying of the Sages. Many of us understand it to refer to a chavruta in learning, i.e. a partner to share one's learning, not a marriage partner. There are, of course, many sayings praising marriage such as all the blessings a man receives are because of his wife, etc..
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