Women & Feminism
From the Plains of Moab to Pemberley
All posts are contributed by third parties. The opinions and facts in them are presented solely by the authors, and ...
Grit and Grace
I began rabbinical school in 1994, nine years after the Conservative Movement ordained Amy Eilberg in 1985. I was young ...
Daughters of Change
This week’s Torah portion (Parshat Pinhas) is one of the two in which Serach, the daughter of Asher, the son ...
Camp Rabbi, Role Model, Match-Maker
This week rabbinic student Isaama Stoll is heading up to Camp Be’chol Lashon to teach Torah, pray and hang with other ...
Opening the Gates of Prayer
The women wore a variety of costumes, from Disney princesses to Queen Esther herself. Listening to them read the Megillah ...
How the Unnecessary Became Necessary
I come from a rather Modern Orthodox, Ashkenazi family that is composed mostly of women. The only male in my ...
Why I Enrolled in Yeshivat Maharat, the Orthodox Seminary for Women Clergy
A couple of nights ago, my family and I went to see “Finding Dory.“ In this charming sequel to “Finding Nemo,” the ...
Partnership Minyans and Women’s Aliyot: A Maturing Conversation
Proponents and opponents of Partnership Minyans have jointly fostered a single narrative. In that narrative, the only relevant technical halakhic ...
Our Bat Mitzvah Celebration With The Community
We live in a provincial community in the UK and like in many provincial communities, attitudes towards women’s involvement in ...
Greek Burekas, A Treat at Shavuot or Year-Round
The Shavuot holiday is upon us. We celebrate our becoming a people committed to living the gift of receiving and ...
Domestic Violence and Guns
Over the past several decades, we have made great progress in moving beyond the days when domestic violence was considered ...
The Rebbetzin-Part 2
The following Thursday was Rosh Chodesh. All the women of the town and many visitors filled the kitchen and hallways ...