Rivkah Slonim

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Rivkah Slonim is co-director of the Chabad House at Binghamton University. A self-described "Chassidic Feminist", she has lectured nationally on family and women's issues. She is the author of Total Immersion: A Mikvah Anthology. Rivkah and her husband are the parents of six children

The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Hair Covering
Blessings from Above and Blessings from Below
By Rivkah Slonim
Displaying patience and uncanny sensitivity to the psychological and sociological issues at play, the Rebbe persisted in his efforts. Eventually, it paid off. By the late 1960s, wearing a wig was the norm in most Orthodox circles.
Women » Acts of Transformation » Inner & Outer Beauty » The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Hair Covering

A Feminist on Mikvah
Interview with Rivkah Slonim by Janice Lochansky
In biblical times, entrance to a holy space was contingent on spiritual purity. Today, it is in sacred union alone that this law is enforced. Until the Holy Temple is rebuilt, it is in our bedrooms that we build the most hallowed of all hallowed shrines
Women » Acts of Transformation » Mikvah » A Feminist on Mikvah

Shalom Shabbat
By Rivkah Slonim
In the endless conflict between earth and spirit, sheer weight often wins out. Shabbat is a reunion with our inner selves, a return to the primal oneness of our souls
Society & Living » Voices » On Being Jewish » Shalom Shabbat

The Mikvah
By Rivkah Slonim
Everything you wanted to know about Mikvah but didn't know to ask
Women » Acts of Transformation » Mikvah » The Mikvah

Chassidic Feminist
My Personal Experiences
By Rivkah Slonim
I would describe myself as a Chassidic feminist. The two terms are not mutually exclusive, though their combination is not without tension...
Women » Spirituality & the Feminine » Celebrating Jewish Womanhood » Chassidic Feminist

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