Women & Feminism
Yeshiva University Dean Wants to Reverse Gains in Women’s Torah Learning
My social media has been abuzz this past week with the commentary on a recent article published by Rabbi Mordechai ...
Looking Back On Abortion
Last week, a new study on abortion found that while the decision is hard for most women, no matter class, ...
Our Quest for Holiness at the JOFA UK Conference
Although the official subtitle of last month’s London JOFA conference was “Reinforcing Tradition through Renewal,” what I took away from ...
Calling All Secret Feminists!
There is a place for every man and woman in feminism. Furthermore, there is a place for every Jewish woman ...
For Tisha B’Av, A Feminist Reading of Lamentations
For those of us engaged in the lifelong passion and struggle of learning Torah with a feminist consciousness, writing it ...
When Leaders Need Chaplains
An important aspect of spiritual leadership is ministering to people in times of stress and pain as chaplains do. Below ...
A New Day for P’sak
“Question authority!” was the mantra of my peer group when I was coming of age in the late ’60s. How ...
Yes, She Wore a Kippah, But Not to the Kotel
She wore a kippah as she opened her gemara. We were a somewhat diverse group–I come from an Orthodox background, ...
Survival of the Self: Continuously Cultivating an Independent Identity
Like everyone else, I balance different aspects of my identity: American, Jew, New Yorker, educator, feminist, mother, white, spouse, runner, ...
Empowering Bat Mitzvah Girls
A few years ago my family was living in Israel and attending a synagogue near our home. One Shabbat, our ...
Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence in the Orthodox World
When I say I work at a domestic violence shelter that serves the religious community, reactions are divided and fall ...
Feminism Comes in Many Different Forms
“Why don’t you learn to read the megillah,” asked my husband a few months before Purim.I thought about it for ...