women and religion – The Revealer

The Patient Body: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome’s Spiritual Causes and Cures

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Kali Handelman

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and medicine. This month: People suffering from a disease that medicine won’t take seriously look to religion for answers. Continue Reading →

The Education of Aviel Barclay

Posted on November 3, 2003 by Kali Handelman

As Leah Eichler tells it in Moment, a Jewish monthly, the story of Aviel Barclay — poised to become the first woman to scribe a Torah scroll — is a bit like that of Goldilocks. Barclay’s Continue Reading →