JOFA’s Torch

This past week I came across the most recent post on Rabbi Pruzansky’s blog about date rape culture on college ...

Steven Pruzansky, an Orthodox rabbi in New Jersey who has made numerous problematic statements in the past, recently posted a highly ...

Gentlemen, as Passover approaches, I thought you would appreciate the following advice: To avoid the usual stress of Passover cleaning, ...

This past weekend, I was involved in an incredibly exhilarating and spiritually uplifting event: Nashir, the intercollegiate Jewish women’s arts ...

I came to Denver for the sunshine, really. I came to get away from the hustle and bustle of the ...

As I lay in bed, after talking to an international committee of organizations that advocate on behalf of agunot (Jewish ...

In January of 2013 I came across an article in the Jewish Daily Forward that read: “The strongest girl in ...

The agunah problem has not gone away. Every so often it rears its ugly head and we witness yet another ...

I’m thinking a lot about Shabbat candle lighting nowadays, in part because I’m awaiting the birth of my first grandchild ...

Purim is the one day of the year I feel empowered in my community. The rest of the year, services ...

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — we are the capital city of the Commonwealth. No, Pennsylvania’s capital is not in Philadelphia. Several years ago ...

I am two thirds a woman. There are only three mitzvot uniquely, singularly, and expressly for women, making up the ...