The Haftarah Project: Parah—Women’s Bodies and the Burden of Holiness
BJ member Jane Gronau reflects on the haftarah for Parah and the long tradition of linking holiness, impurity, and communal meaning to women’s bodies.
BJ member Jane Gronau reflects on the haftarah for Parah and the long tradition of linking holiness, impurity, and communal meaning to women’s bodies.
In this week's Haftarah Project, Jane Gronau reflects on the haftarah for Mishpatim and its troubling acceptance of slavery, asking how we reconcile our sacred ...