Writer: Anne Lapidus Lerner

February 12, 2015
5:00 am

Who am I? Who am I not?

“Praised are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, Who has made me a woman and not a man.” This radical reformulation of one of the most controversial of the series of morning benedictions that are incorporated into the daily Jewish liturgy is not the product of second-wave feminism. It is much older. We […]

By Anne Lapidus Lerner

December 30, 2011
5:00 am

Paula Hyman: A personal appreciation

While the bright Chanukah lights were kindled during the shivah for Prof. Paula E. Hyman, they could not dispel the darkness that overcame her family and friends, colleagues and students with her death on Thursday, Dec. 15. Her luminous smile, her bright intelligence, and her shining example will be sorely missed. Paula Hyman was one […]

By Anne Lapidus Lerner