Recent Blogs by Rabbi Marla Feldman
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September 29, 2025
“Tamar, Lioness of Judah” is a modern midrash, based on Genesis 38:6-12, that weaves together elements from the classical midrash with contemporary feminist sensibilities in order to imagine how Tamar would tell her own story from her own perspective. Read my latest modern midrash in Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary e-Journal.
October 23, 2024
For 111 years WRJ has mobilized women for the important causes of the day, advancing civil liberties, the social safety net, international peace, racial equality, and justice... It all begins with exercising the franchise that our matriarchs bequeathed to us. They stared down angry mobs for the ability to go to the polls. We need only walk through the doors they opened for us to cast our ballot...
December 19, 2022
The L'Taken Seminars have become an essential experience for Reform Jewish youth, made possible by a robust team of LAs, meeting planners, and chaperones. They employ a well-tested, masterful training program, and have decades of experience behind them...
These are the facts as I believe them to be, based on my faith, tradition, and understanding of Jewish law. While I understand that some people may hold different religious views, they are not binding on me...
December 17, 2021
The unrelenting bombardment of Christmas music, decorations, advertisements, and Hallmark movies on TV begins as early as September; fully a third of the entire year. Those who do not celebrate Christmas are made to feel marginalized and out of step with the rest of our community. The assumption that everyone is of the same faith can feel downright rude, or at the very least, tone-deaf in our increasingly pluralistic world. After a while, the constant barrage of not-so-subtle messages that we are outsiders becomes oppressive...
December 28, 2020
WRJ has helped shape my Jewish life, from those earliest childhood celebrations to enabling me to achieve my personal and professional goals. True to our mission, WRJ strengthened my voice and empowered me with the skills and experiences that helped me become the leader I am now.
March 26, 2018
A READING FOR YOUR PASSOVER SEDER
Had 18 college students been gunned down at the University of Texas in Austin (1966) but not 32 at Virginia Tech (2007)…dayeinu. It should have been enough...
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