Creator Bio
Arlene Agus
b. 1949
Credited with establishing new rites for contemporary Jewish women, Arlene Agus, an author and feminist activist, was co-founder of Ezrat Nashim, an early Jewish feminist organization. She now serves as executive consultant to Jewish family foundations and as a teacher at the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El in New York City.
Content by Arlene Agus
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This Month Is for You: Observing Rosh Hodesh as a Woman’s Holiday
Rosh Hodesh is celebrated only eleven times a year. Tishre, the month Rosh Hodesh coincides with Rosh Hashanah, is omitted. If Rosh Hodesh falls on two days, the ceremony may…