Writings

Wendy has published numerous academic articles, reviews, and book chapters, most of which are behind paywalls (but you can always ask her for a PDF). Her most recent publications include a piece on “From Honey Cakes to Upsherin Cookies: Jewish Mothers at the Beginning of Jewish Boyhood” in the excellent collection edited by Dainy Bernstein, Artifacts of Orthodox Jewish Childhoods: Personal and Critical Essays (Ben Yehuda Press, 2022).

A few of Wendy’s essays for TheTorah.Com are available online:

“Israel’s Wood Choppers and Water Drawers” (2020)
“Parents Eating Their Children: The Torah’s Curse and its Undertones in Medieval Interpretation” (2018)

Most of her sermons for Temple Israel (including footnotes) can be found on their website.

Her current book project is an anthology of writings about the spiritual lives of medieval Jewish women. Stay tuned for more updates!