September 2021
Archives
My Body Tried to Kill My Babies
How to Identify Workplace Discrimination Against Women
My Journey With Food - From A Dark Place to a Peaceful Coexistence
7 Money Questions to Discuss Before Marriage
Beat the Heat While Staying Covered
Shop Your Closet!
Culinary Quickies with Shoshana
What’s Hot in Food and Cooking this Month: Apps & Sources
Stuffed in the Sukkah
5 delicious recipes to try from around the world
Empowerment Through Modesty
We Have to Stop Hiding
Orthodox parents of LGBTQ children
No Hiding Allowed: Dressing for Your Body Type
Connecting to Your Miraculous Body - A practical guide
Wrinkled Beauty
The Invisible Woman
Sex and Pleasure - are Orthodox couples getting the short end of the stick?
Not a Nice Jewish Boy: How I Realized I’m Transgender
I Married a Chassid!
My Piece of the Puzzle
A young woman making a difference in the lives of others
Afghanistan: What You Need to Know
We Asked the Rabbi
September's UNORTHOBOXED Illustration
Feature Story
Feature
Just the Way You are
Rebecca Sigala talks about body positivity, mixed messages and healing
Researcher Brené Brown was launched into fame in 2010 when her TED talk on the topic of shame touched such a nerve that the video went viral. It’s a topic that resonates with each and every one of us because it’s part of the human experience. But what made her message even more compelling is that it was coupled with the concept that we need to learn how to love ourselves and to not only recover from devastating mistakes and poor choices, but to accept them and to see the imperfect parts of ourselves as being exactly what makes us perfect.
This message, that being imperfect, different, or “out of the box” is the essence of perfection and is perfectly beautiful, especially in the context of Judaism, rests at the core of my vision for Unorthoboxed. And so for our very first feature, I wanted to interview someone who really embodied that message through her life and her work.
A Message From Our Editor
Mazal tov! It’s a…magazine! I have to admit that birthing this baby from conception to life has been hard work, but it’s also been a labor of love. And I certainly couldn’t have done it alone. I have the most amazing team working with me, and there’s so much to say, but that’s for another letter.
Recently the media has taken to creating shows that portray Orthodox Judaism in the most unflattering, extreme, and oppressive light. There has been a backlash within our community, especially on social media, making a big deal about proving to the world that we can’t all be painted with the same broad brushstroke – that many of us (especially women) are not oppressed, we are fulfilled and happy, and the world has got it wrong.
Penina Taylor
Editor in Chief