Women & Feminism

Are the Ten Commandments only for men?

The role of Judith in Hanukkah.

Sarai is just one example of the biblical stigma of not being able to conceive.

This movement of Orthodox Jewish day schools provides a chance for girls to get an education.

How the first woman's relationship with man and God is complicated.

The audacity of the request of Zelophehad's daughters.

Few Jewish comedians have made such a significant contribution to both Jewish humor and popular culture as this daughter of saloon-owning immigrants.

The most notorious demon of Jewish tradition becomes a feminist hero.

A righteous woman determined to have children.

Moses's wife was a Midianite.

In a disorderly, violent time, as Israel fought for land and survival, Deborah was called--and stepped forward--to aid her people.

How historical evidence shapes our understanding of this biblical matriarch.