Women & Feminism

Much has been written about the impact of Rabbi Barry Freundel on the Orthodox world. In a community that sees ...

“Are you going to fast on Yom Kippur?” “Are you going to try not to eat until chatzot, midday?” These ...

Often reality is stranger than fiction; The vote for one of the first major strike in American history was taken ...

Ladino first cast its magic spell on me in childhood. It always struck me as a graceful, rolling language, one ...

Feminism has become a dirty word.In discussions with students, this is what I hear: “Sure, I think women should get ...

As I walked in the door from a long day at work, I started receiving calls and emails from friends ...

I still have not gotten situated to the long Shabbats of the summer. For sixteen summers, I was immersed in ...

It was mid-August and the air conditioning was broken in the café on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Across ...

“You’re thinking of going to a conference on Orthodox Feminism? But that can’t exist. Besides, you don’t hate men or ...

When I was young, I was drawn to the study of Torah as a way to get closer to God ...

This is the second post in a two-part series of blog posts written by high school students. We encourage you ...

This is the first post in a two-part series of blog posts written by high school students. We encourage you ...