“Then Miriam the prophet, took a timbrel in her hand,
and all the women followed her with timbrels and with dancing.” (Ex. 15:20)
As the waters of injustice rage in Minneapolis and across this country —
God, please, let the Sea of Reeds, the sea of injustice and
“People called her ‘Jeannette Miriam.’ She was a spitfire. She was a proto-feminist, an attractive, sociable, smart woman in leadership positions before women got the vote. What a role model then and now.” — Hollace Ava Weiner
The Atlantic District is unique
New York, NY– Rabbinical students Emma Aaronson and Shayna Dollinger joined the staff of Women of Reform Judaism as social justice interns through May 2026.
I’m not usually an organization or club joiner, or anything that involves extensive group planning, protocol following, or being with a group that involves women that I am not familiar with; i.e. what I thought a temple sisterhood represented.
Out of the
My Jewish journey began over 45 years ago when, as a young woman, I left upstate New York to begin my life in Texas. Little did I know that my journey to Texas would lead me on such a profound Jewish journey. I had decided to pursue a life in Texas and explore