Tag Archives : conservative

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A room of one’s own–at the Kotel

This entry was posted in Essays new material and tagged conservative denominations egalitarian gender Judaism Orthodox pluralism prayer Reform Women of the Wall worship on February 15, 2016 by Marla Cohen.

Next time I go to Israel, I want to read Torah at the Kotel. I want to lead davening, or prayer, the way I do at New City Jewish Center. I want to don tefillin the way I did at The Bayit in Riverdale, without any of that group of Orthodox women batting an eye. […]

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Hanging a little to the right 1

This entry was posted in Essays new material and tagged BINA conservative gap year identity politics Israel leftist study on December 29, 2014 by Marla Cohen.

When I was growing up, Temple Emanu El in Dallas would hold an annual art show and sale we would attend. There was work by local, national and Israeli artists and I it always seemed very sophisticated and special to get to attend. Sometimes, my parents would even buy prints, and we acquired a series […]

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