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A Difficult Text Silenced Us

Jacqueline Koch Ellenson remembers an early experience when she felt shut out of Jewish tradition.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "A Difficult Text Silenced Us." (Viewed on June 15, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/difficult-text-silenced-us>.