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The Red Carpet
By Sara Esther Crispe
The Emmys is an event that is organized to credit, acknowledge and reward those who are the most talented in their fields. It is an evening that is intended to celebrate skill, capability, and creativity, and yet, in the end, it is just one big fashion show...  11 Comments | |
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What is Beauty?
By Asher Crispe
Only when something has established its spiritual truth in relation to G-d does its beauty become meaningful. Something is beautiful because it is true and not true because it is beautiful. 4 Comments | |
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Undercover
A Woman's Journey of Understanding Modesty
By Yael Weil
Who we really are, our inner essence, that which makes us truly unique and not just another pretty face, should be the image that we want to convey... 11 Comments | |
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I Thought I Was a Girl
By Mimi Notik
This guy is acting as if I am a separate creation. As if I have nothing to take personally. He is effacing my gender. The lack of embarrassment is startling... 51 Comments | |
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My Beloved Mechitzah
By Joelle Keene
Judaism loves categories and celebrates them every way – night and day, milk and meat, Sabbath versus holidays and ordinary days – and gender is no exception... 12 Comments | |
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Esther: Hidden Beauty
By Sara Esther Crispe
The modern day concept is “if you got it, flaunt it.” Show the world what you have to offer, be out there, be public, the more the better. It just isn’t so exciting to be the heroine behind the scenes... 7 Comments | |
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Modesty and Mystery
By Yitzchak Ginsburgh
There are the garments of the body and then there are the garments of the soul. And through harnessing the powers of our thought, speech and action, our spiritual clothing, we create mystery through modesty that is attractive without needing to be attracting. 1 Comment | |
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The Meaning of Hair Covering
By Aron Moss
By covering her hair, the married woman makes a statement: "I am not available. You can see me but I am not open to the public. Even my hair, the most obvious and visible part of me, is not for your eyes." 24 Comments | |
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The Women's Balcony
By Sarah Shapiro
"I want to know why the women aren't allowed to dance with the men." My anger sounded to my own ears flat, bold, the way I wanted it... 4 Comments | |
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Feminine Beauty
By Naftali Silberberg
One of my wife’s recurring complaints concerns the dearth of closet space in our home. A reminder that all my clothing occupies a measly corner of one closet invariably elicits a detailed explanation of a woman’s extensive wardrobe needs... | |
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Model Moms
By Meredith Jacobs
I recently received a call from a journalist who asked me what I thought of the TV show "The Hottest Mom in America." The show is currently auditioning housewives desperately trying to convince producers that they are wonderful, hands-on mothers and also... well... hot. The reporter specifically wanted my opinion as a modern Jewish mom... 3 Comments | |
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Behind the Mask
By Elana Mizrahi
“They all dress the same, they’re so boring.” As I got to know them more and more I began to discover the uniqueness of each individual. The seemingly similarity in their outward appearance forced me to look inside and see each as person for who they really were... | |
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The Tail of Vashti
By Stacey Goldman
When I was sixteen, I went to Israel for two months and gained about twenty pounds. I had been thin, even skinny, my whole life and never gave my weight a second thought... 4 Comments | |
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Revealing Your True Identity
Mind Control: The Power of Our Thought, Speech and Action
By Sara Esther Crispe
There are the garments that we wear on our body and then there are the garments that clothe our soul. Join Sara Esther Crispe as we delve into the inner dimensions of our foundational characteristics. 1 Download Listen (39:06) | |
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