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Do You Love Your (Jewish) Body?

Are you a Jewish woman who absolutely loves her body? Great! We'd like to think you're out there. Most Jewish women—make that, most women in general—still struggle with looking in a mirror and seeing their true beauty. Is my nose too big? Am I too curvy? Is my hair too frizzy, and what am I supposed to do about it? These are just a few of the longstanding questions with which Jewish women torture themselves. So we are dedicating this issue to examining our bodily concerns up close—and how we can finally make peace with them.

Michelle Cove, Editor, mcove@brandeis.edu

614:Did You Know?

 

 


Over 3/4 of the covers of women's magazines include at least one message about how to
change a woman's bodily appearance—
by diet, exercise or cosmetic surgery.
-Media Awareness Network

How are you personally affected by these messages? Let us know on our Facebook page.





 

 

 









Brandeis University




Frum and the Male Gaze
Do religious requirements for girls and women to cover their bodies encourage eating disorders?
The Journey of My Nose
How TV producer and filmmaker Gayle Kirschenbaum learned to accept and even love her critical mother.
 
Providing the Missing Link
How one activist is helping Jewish women with breast cancer connect with one another.
 
Loved Bodies, Big Ideas Contest!
Finally, a way to do something about our culture wreaking havoc on how our girls feel about their bodies.
 
The Shrinking Jewish Body
A dark, life-threatening secret goes public.
 
The Power of Lipstick
Why Chanel Dubofsky thinks lipstick may have been a substitute for religion in her family.
 
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614: The HBI eZine was founded by Annie Sandler,
and this issue is a gift of HBI board member, Jane Zolot.
 
 
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