The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt

Ruth Andrew Ellenson is the editor of the bestselling anthology, The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt, winner of the National Jewish Book Award. Ms. Ellenson is a journalist who writes for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Forward and Heeb among other publications and received the Emerging Jewish Feminist award from the Association of Jewish Studies. In an age when Jewish women have unprecedented opportunities, Ms. Ellenson will discuss how Jewish women make choices about their identity from contemplating getting a pedicure on Yom Kippur to worrying about using caller ID to dodge family phone calls. Cost: $20 advance / $25 at door (includes lunch)