Barbara Viniar 5/14/23 Barbara Viniar 5/14/23

Mother's Day

This did not mean anything to me until Farah explained that Anna Jarvis was the woman who helped create Mother’s Day.

Barbara Viniar 4/29/23 Barbara Viniar 4/29/23

"What is a man?"

The first act of Terrance Blanchard’s opera, Champion, ends with the aria “What is a man?” sung by the boxer Emile Griffith, a closeted gay man.

Barbara Viniar 7/3/22 Barbara Viniar 7/3/22

"Americ(na) To Me."

Tomorrow is July 4th. A day for flags, parades, barbeques, and fireworks. A day to celebrate the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States of America. A day I have been anticipating with anger and despair.

Barbara Viniar 5/8/22 Barbara Viniar 5/8/22

Hope

Spring drew on…and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that Hope traversed them at night, and left each morning brighter traces of her steps.

Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, 1847

Barbara Viniar 2/13/22 Barbara Viniar 2/13/22

Work-Life Balance

In part due to the pandemic, there has been lot of talk lately about work-life balance. People working remotely, often from suburban or rural areas, spared lengthy commutes, have discovered a new quality of life

Barbara Viniar 8/15/21 Barbara Viniar 8/15/21

Qualifiers

My Rabbi recently wrote an article, “Don’t Call Me a Female Rabbi,” in which she argued “As a rabbi, I speak from a place of faith and moral leadership.

Barbara Viniar 7/10/21 Barbara Viniar 7/10/21

Saying Yes

One of the speakers during the recent Jewish Women’s Archive “Global Day of Learning” was Alice Shalvi, a professor, lifelong advocate for women’s rights, and founder of