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Essays and poems that offer insight into what it means to be a young Jewish woman today. Young Jewish women engage in almost every aspect of religious and cultural Jewish life, yet their unique perspectives have remained largely invisible. Through poetry and personal essays, Joining the Sisterhood sheds light on the lives of these young women as they search for both personal and universal truths. By writing about their thoughts and experiences, the women in this anthology join the sisterhood of women who work toward justice in their homes, synagogues, and communities.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Frontmatter
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  1. Title Page
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. p. ix
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-10
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  1. Part I: Ruach: Ourselves in Relation to Others and the Environment
  1. 1. Bais Yaakov Girl (essay)
  2. pp. 13-24
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  1. 2. Questions (poem)
  2. p. 25
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  1. 3. Ground Contemplation Prayer (essay)
  2. pp. 26-34
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  1. 4. Singing Praises (essay)
  2. pp. 35-43
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  1. 5. God Lives in the Himalayas (essay)
  2. pp. 44-55
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  1. 6. Yom Kippur in Ecuador (Me and the Virgin) (poem)
  2. pp. 56-57
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  1. 7. Where the Mountain Touches the Sky (essay)
  2. pp. 58-70
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  1. 8. Sister (poem)
  2. p. 71
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  1. 9. Mazel: The Luck of the Irish (essay)
  2. pp. 72-82
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  1. Part II: Nefesh: Ourselves in Relation to Our Bodies
  1. 10. Blessings in Boxes (essay)
  2. pp. 85-96
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  1. 11. At Home in My Own Skin (essay)
  2. pp. 97-105
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  1. 12. Boiled Beet (poem)
  2. pp. 106-107
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  1. 13. Who is a Jew? (essay)
  2. pp. 108-118
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  1. 14. The Kibbutz (1989) (poem)
  2. pp. 119-120
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  1. 15. When You’re Looking for G-d, Go Home (essay)
  2. pp. 121-130
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  1. 16. Orange (poem)
  2. pp. 131-132
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  1. 17. A Woman of Valor, Who Can Find? (essay)
  2. pp. 133-144
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  1. Part III: Neshamah: Our Emotional and Intellectual Selves
  1. 18. Chutzpah and Menschlekeit: Negotiating Identity in Jerusalem (essay)
  2. pp. 147-162
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  1. 19. Passages (poem)
  2. p. 163
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  1. 20. Meeting in the Middle (essay)
  2. pp. 164-174
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  1. 21. Secret Weapon (poem)
  2. pp. 175-176
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  1. 22. Ira Glass, Where Are You? (essay)
  2. pp. 177-188
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  1. 23. Stepping Eastward (essay)
  2. pp. 189-198
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  1. 24. Making Love on the Deutsche Bahn (essay)
  2. pp. 199-210
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  1. Glossary
  2. pp. 211-221
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  1. Contributors
  2. pp. 223-227
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