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Heroines

lessons from a few of the fiercest
Heroines
Image of Queen Esther from the third century synagogue of Dura Europos, in present day Syria. (Image of a woman sitting proudly in a throne, in what appears to be a dress with a blue sleeveless bodice and pink skirt, with a crown.)

What better way to know how to build a more whole world than to study the troublemakers and changemakers of our past?

We have been facing down Empire and oppression in so many ways across millennia; Life is a Sacred Text offers us stories and lenses to understand today’s situations in fresh ways, and to find the inspiration and bravery to meet it as we must. 

Who do these stories bring to mind for you?

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some Ruth for the season
gleanings from the story, through women writers, classical midrash, and more
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Esther: The Patron, uh, Saint of Crypto-Jewry
honoring the legacies of those living double life
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Wives and Archetypes
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Beware of Confident Women with Swords
A Tale of Beheadings and Cheese
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7 Jewish women
from history that you should know about
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Jewish women’s folk ritual
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“Why do they not deter?” Emma Goldman’s Turn
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