Author Archives: Onecakebaker

If Manishewitz had had these in 1969, I would have gotten one, and been less embarassed in sixth grade… I was totally floored at making a candy house.  It seemed so goyish.  Jews don’t make candy houses, or they didn’t. … Continue reading →

Here’s a link to a posting I wrote for the Jewish Women’s Archive: In a nutshell, I don’t trust Talmud, Maggie Anton loves it, and whatever I think of it, Talmud is a very important piece of Jewish knowledge, which … Continue reading →

This article was published in JUDAISM, A Journal of Jewish Life and Thought, Issue No. 211/212/ Volume 53 / Numbers 3-4 / Summer-Fall 2004 / Pages 260-266. Bus Ride of the Living Or What I Did on My Summer Vacation … Continue reading →

Stuffed Cabbage, Before Jewishness hit the Internet, I had no idea that stuffed cabbage was a traditional dish for Simchat Torah (aka the day after Sukkot). I served stuffed cabbage at my open sukkah, because, while it is time-consuming to … Continue reading →

It was in the Palo Alto Daily News, then the Bay Daily news, and I reported on things that parents in Palo Alto needed to know to help them raise their kids, feel informed, get connected, or get mad. Here’s … Continue reading →

I went to Israel in July, ready to ride segregated busses in Jerusalem and report to the liberal Jewish feminist community on what I saw.  Just before I landed, this blog post went up on the Jewish Women’s Archive “Jewesses … Continue reading →

July 25, 2012by  Preeva Tramiel Activism   Feminism   Hmmm   When History Repeats Full imagePhoto by Fabcom via Flickr Are women in Chassidic communities nothing more than oppressed victims? Is the Haredi threat to civil liberties in Israel, which … Continue reading →

Jerusalem with Etz Chayim     I am very excited about going to Jerusalem with Etz Chayim, especially about seeing the Kotel again.  The last time I was there was in 1968, and my father blessed me–on the boy’s side. … Continue reading →