is orthodox feminism like military intelligence?
by Kate Hallman
Orthodox Judaism has a reputation for being very patriarchal and unequal towards women. I certainly feel like a lesser member of society when banished behind the mechitsa (barrier to separate men and women), not allowed to sing in synagogue (because a woman's voice might tempt the men), and not allowed to become a rabbi.
common ground
by Paul Willis
Today I dug an orange tree out of the damp, black earth. / My grandfather bought a grove near Anaheim
at just my age. Like me, he didn’t know much./
“How’d you learn to grow oranges, Bill?”/
MHP
the matthew’s house project
JULY 2008
man cannot live by bread alone
by Liesel Skorpen
Yes, I know,
But where would we be
Without it?
Flour, salt, water, yeast
and olive oil
your morning
by Liesel Skorpen
LORD,
Your morning,
So starved for conversation,
So eager to bare her hearts to me
In her tongues of spilling milk and sibilant kettle
two new sections now live...
What can we say other than it’s the dead of summer. We’ve pulled together a few pieces thanks to Kate, Paul and Liesel. We’ll be back with a fuller set of articles and new works in August... we hope. Unless the heat causes us to nap a bit too long. Blessings on your adventures.
