Rivkah Lambert Adler

1 month ago | jpost.com | Rivkah Lambert Adler

Would you tattoo? For Jews born before the 1980s, tattoos have historically carried a stigma. Associated with criminals, bikers, and sailors, tattoos were not a thing most self-respecting Jews would choose to have. Additionally, tattoos are explicitly prohibited by Jewish law. This understanding was commonly accepted throughout much of the Jewish world until around 1990, when tattoos started trending as a form of self-expression.

2 months ago | jpost.com | Rivkah Lambert Adler

Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS by Lisa Rogak reveals yet another untold chapter of the history of women in America.

Jan 25, 2025 | jpost.com | Rivkah Lambert Adler

Relationship coach, matchmaker, and author Aleeza Ben Shalom is best known for her role as the matchmaker on the 2023 Netflix reality series Jewish Matchmaking. On social media, her brand is perky with a side of humor. Her advice on how long to keep dating someone before you decide that he or she is not for you is “Date ’em till you hate ’em,” which has become her catchphrase.

Dec 16, 2024 | jpost.com | Rivkah Lambert Adler

The Magazine spoke to Israeli men and women who have served in the army and/or have children in uniform. Here’s what they had to say about the haredi draft debacle. There are simple arguments on both sides of the debate over drafting haredi (ultra-Orthodox) yeshiva students into the IDF.

Dec 8, 2024 | jpost.com | Rivkah Lambert Adler |Mindy Aber Barad |Adina Kopinsky |Hanna Yerushalmi

There is something about war – the violence, the worry, the loss, the fear, the love, the grief, the hopeful prayers – that summons poetry from deep within the soul. There is something about our war, more than 400 days of it, that compels Jewish poets to attempt to capture something ephemeral. Poetry is a vehicle for that. Of the myriads of poems written since last Oct. 7, we present six that highlight our collective thoughts and emotions. Being weary of war. Dealing with national grief.