Judith Rosenbaum, CEO of the Jewish Women's Archive, talks with poets Maya Bernstein, Merle Feld, and Aurora Levins Morales about their poetry, the language of Jewish tradition and liturgy, writing from embodiment, and more. May 2, 2024. 

Maya Bernstein is a poet, musician, and founding co-director of the Institute for Transformational Leadership’s Certificate in Facilitation at Georgetown University. She serves as the Director of Leadership Education at Yeshivat Maharat and is on the global faculty of the Masa Leadership Center. She is the author of "There Is No Place Without You" (Ben Yehuda Press, 2022). 

Merle Feld is a widely published poet, award-winning playwright, peace activist, and educator who has pioneered teaching writing as a spiritual practice. Her most recent book is "Longing: Poems of a Life" (CCAR Press, 2023). 

Aurora Levins Morales is a Puerto Rican Ashkenazi feminist poet, essayist, and social justice activist. She is the author of nine books, including the forthcoming "RIMONIM: Ritual Poetry of Jewish Liberation" (Ayin Press, 2024), and lives in Maricao, Puerto Rico.