JOFA's Torch
The Torch explores gender and religion in the Jewish community. Named for Deborah the Prophetess, “the woman of torches,” the blog highlights the passion and fiery leadership of Jewish feminists, while evoking the powerful image of feminists “passing the torch” to a new generation. Disclaimer: All posts are contributed by third party authors. JOFA does not assume responsibility for the facts and opinions presented in them.
Turned Away From The Mikvah
I had been selected for a 10-day workshop at Yad Vashem for Jewish educators and planned to arrive early and ...
Do Your Tzedakah Priorities Reflect Your Values?
People want our tzedakah dollars. We are all deluged by solicitations, whether through phone calls, online requests, mailed letters, or ...
Taking Sides on Hanukkah
I often wonder what group I would have belonged to when people were being asked to stand up and be ...
8 Jewish Values I Learned From Breastfeeding
Hineni. Here I am, ready to nurse my last child for the last time. My mind is like a vortex for ...
#HumansofJOFA
In honor of our 18th anniversary tribute dinner, we launched the photography campaign #HumansofJOFA. Modeled on the famous (and oft-replicated) ...
Is It Too Early To Teach My Daughter To Be A Feminist?
My 15-month-old daughter has a game she likes to play. She enjoys walking up to my husband while he is ...
My First Aliyah – at 70
On Shabbat Noach (the Shabbat when Parshat Noah was read) I marked my 70th birthday by reciting haftarah at the Hendon ...
A Feminist Walks Into An Orthodox Synagogue
This past Sukkot, I was on a spiritual high after Yom Kippur. The sanctuary had swelled with voices of prayer ...
If Frum Men Were Advised Like Women
Please dress appropriately and modestly at all times. Modesty is the mark of a man – your beauty is within. ...
An Israeli Orthodox Feminist Visits JOFA
When I was 17, as part of my high school matriculation requirements, I wrote a paper on the subject of ...