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Lost and Found: Creating Community Around Infertility and Pregnancy Loss
Not long ago, I was sitting at a coffee house, nursing my latte, as I waited for a client. A…
Is the Jewish Community Ready to Confront its Cancer Risk?
When her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, Sarah was too young to understand. Now, at age 32, she’s already…
Put to the Test: Why We Need to Talk About BRCA Genes
If there was a bingo board listing sensitive issues in the Jewish community today, the conversation about BRCA mutations would…
Mila’s Story: You Can Never Erase Them
Introduction When our team at The Layers Project Magazine decided to feature a Holocaust survivor in a special edition profile,…
Re-Learning How To Make Shabbat
For the first half of my life, Shabbat was made for me. I was born shomer Shabbat, or Sabbath observant,…
Thou Shalt Not Objectify and Censor Women In Jewish Media Spaces
The Layers Project Magazine responds to this disturbing trend, and explains why the statement put out by our rabbinic leadership…
Finding #MeToo In the Chanukah Candles
She didn’t speak up to start a war. She didn’t speak up to sow doubt, or inflict pain, or ‘ruin…
The Incredible Disappearing Act — And How We Fight Back
The media outlets that claim to represent us are erasing us. I think it’s time we respond. Orthodox women seem…
Shira’s Story: The Birth of The Layers Project
Photographed by Sara J Dsign (1/6) “It’s hard to believe it’s only been two years. Sometimes it seems like those…
Yael’s Story: The Modern Rebbetzin
The Beis Community is a pretty wonderful place. In some ways, we’re a traditional Orthodox shul; each week, we do…
Avital’s Story: The Writer, The Rebbetzin
(1/7) “I don’t know if I thought very deeply about the communal responsibilities that often come with being a…
Daniella’s Story: Single and Self Actualized
When Daniella first reached out to me, I knew right away that I wanted to tell her story. She was…