German-born singer Ute Lemper has made it her business to give Holocaust victims a voice.

News & CultureDanielle CantorApril 8, 2016Ute Lemper, Last Musik, Francesco Lotoro, Holocaust, Entartete Musik, Songs Never Silenced, Orly Beigel, Shmerke Kaczerginsky

College Students Race for Change

ZBT fraternity chapters held Green Light Go! events to start a nationwide conversation about sexual consent during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

News & CultureDanielle CantorApril 6, 2016University of Tampa, ZBT, University of Memphis, Indiana University

Good Reads Inspired by History

These absorbing novels feature strong female protagonists whose lives intertwine with historic events and personalities.

BooksGuest UserMarch 17, 2016Jillian Cantor, Margot, The Hours Count, B.A. Shapiro, The Art Forger, The Muralist, Mary Morris, Jamie Attenberg, St. Mazie, The Jazz PalaceComment

Apple, Pear, Hibiscus Flower and Pecan Charoset

This exotic take on Passover tradition produces a tangy taste and a vibrant ruby hue.

FoodGuest UserMarch 15, 2016Pati Jinich, Mexican, Passover, Charoset, Apple, Pear, Hibiscus, Manischewitz, videoComment

The Lure of Entrepreneurship

Resourceful Jewish women—some just out of college—are finding success and fulfillment in the challenging world of startups.

Inspiring Women, CareerGuest UserMarch 2, 2016Hedy Ratner, Elana Fine, Lindsay Pinchuk, Karine Nissim Hirschhorn, Adi Bittan, Jennifer Fleiss, Jennifer Hyman, Jessamyn Waldman Rodriguez, startups, entrepreneurship, Rent the Runway, Hot Bread Kitchen, DogVacay, Bump Club and BeyondComment

Life Lessons

When we coach our daughters to get smart about money, we give them the gift of an independent future.

MoneyGuest UserFebruary 29, 2016Susan Berrin, daughters, money, financial literacy, Jewish valuesComment

Interview: Jean Chatzky

Helping us make good financial choices, the Today show editor talks about her upbringing, her career, and more.

Danielle CantorFebruary 19, 2016Comment

In the Beginning…

Our spiritual ties to nature date back to Genesis. Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin writes about taking care of the land so the land can always take care of us.

Inspiring Women, SpiritualityDanielle CantorFebruary 19, 2016environmentalism, Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin, Bible, TorahComment

Gloria Feldt Helps Women Embrace Their Power

Gloria Feldt talks about her book giving women the tools and insights they need to achieve the parity at home and in the workplace.

Inspiring WomenDanielle CantorFebruary 11, 2016Gloria Feldt, Planned Parenthood, Sue Tomchin, No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About PowerComment

Interview: Gloria Feldt

If not for Gloria Feldt's call to “fight forward” while she was at the helm of Planned Parenthood, insurance coverage for contraceptives would not be guaranteed.

Inspiring WomenDanielle CantorFebruary 11, 2016Gloria Feldt, Danielle Cantor, birth control, women's health, Planned Parenthood, teen pregnancyComment

Interview: Debbie Wasserman Schultz

The Florida congresswoman talks about her upbringing, women’s rights, and more.

Inspiring WomenDanielle CantorFebruary 11, 2016Debbie Wasserman Schultz, public service, For the Next Generation: A Wake-Up Call for Solving Our Nation's Problems, tikkun olam, Danielle CantorComment

Jewish and Black

In getting at the truth of her own complex heritage, filmmaker Lacey Schwartz captures the ethos of a generation juggling multiple identities.

News & CultureDanielle CantorFebruary 11, 2016Lacey Schwartz, Rahel Musleah, Little White LieComment

Sylvia Led the Way

The genre of personal finance journalism got its start thanks to this indomitable daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants.

Money, BooksDanielle CantorFebruary 11, 2016Sylvia Porter, finance, Tracy Lucht, financial literacy, Sylvia Porter: America's Original Personal Finance Columnist, Sylvia Porter's Money Book, Sue TomchinComment

When Suze Orman Talks Money, Everyone Listens

Orman talks about her journey from broke waitress to money guru, and what we can learn from it.

MoneyDanielle CantorFebruary 11, 2016Suze Orman, Danielle Cantor, finance, financial literacy, budgeting, Editor's PickComment

The Power of Friendship

How, why and when women should invest in friendships. (As the Yiddish proverb says, "Better one friend with a dish of food than a hundred with a sigh.")

Women's IssuesDanielle CantorFebruary 10, 2016friendship, women, Elicia BrownComment

Enough is Enough

Fewer and fewer campus rapes are being swept under the rug – or beneath the quad – thanks to brave young women and prevention programs that work.

Women's IssuesDanielle CantorFebruary 10, 2016campus rape, Safe Smart Dating, SDT, ZBT, yes means yes, sexual assault, date rape, Elicia Brown, Zeta Beta Tau, Sigma Delta TauComment

Now Read This

If you need a refresher course to understand why preserving access to abortion is good for women and their families, Katha Pollitt’s book is essential reading.

Books, News & Culture, Women's IssuesDanielle CantorFebruary 10, 2016Katha Pollitt, Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights, abortion, Sue Tomchin, birth control, women's healthComment

The Perfect Baby Gift

Parents can record their children’s milestones in this journal and celebrate being Jewish. Written and lovingly illustrated by artist Connie Krupin.

BooksGuest UserFebruary 6, 2016Connie Krupin, A Time to be Born, baby gift, Lauren ReisigComment

From the Red Tent to the Tenement

Anita Diamant’s novel looks at friendship and feminism in the early 1900s.

BooksGuest UserFebruary 6, 2016The Boston Girl, Anita Diamant, Rockport Lodge, The Red Tent, Meredith JacobsComment

A Pep Talk from a Risk-Taker

Linda Rottenberg, the founder of a global organization helping business innovators, shares wisdom about making an entrepreneurial mindset part of our lives.

Career, BooksGuest UserFebruary 5, 2016Linda Rottenberg, Crazy is a Compliment, entrepreneurship, Endeavor, Sue TomchinComment