Podcast


The Shul/Church Project and Women of the Wall

This month on the podcast we talked about the The Shul/Church Project, an art project by Zoe Cohen. In our second segment, we spoke about the women of the wall. Their new compromise, and what it means for women who pray in Jerusalem.

Further reading

The Shul/Church Project
The Shul/Church Project on Zoe Cohen’s website
Zoe Cohen’s artists’ statement from the show
Talking in Shul’s first episode on prayer spaces

Women of the Wall’s new compromise
The Kotel decision: A Sephardic Jew Responds by Rabbi Daniel Bouskila in the Jewish Journal
The Real Women of the Wall Aren’t Going Anywhere by Vanessa L Ochs in the Forward
Women of the Wall victory can teach us a few things by Batya Kallus in +972
Israeli Government Approves Compromise Between Women of the Wall and Orthodox by Menachem Rephun in the Jerusalem Post

Endorsements

Zahava recommends
Some More Info on Bernie Sanders and Judaism from Chabad.org
The Problem with Jewish Museums by Edward Rothstein in Mosaic Magazine

Mimi recommends
The Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, and their depiction of Judaism, particularly in season 2.

Tamar recommends
The University of Pennsylvania Shabbatones, Challah Back
Madoff, the miniseries from ABC and its depiction of Hadassah ladies