Posts Tagged: Jewish women
The Anti-Israel Mob Never Mentions Women’s Rights in Israel — Compared to the Middle East
In parts of the Middle East, women still live in deeply patriarchal, often brutal systems. Changes exist more on paper than in practice. Power remains...
New Jersey Court Case Shows Religious Law Can’t Be Used to Suppress Women’s Rights
In an era where the fight for women’s rights often intersects with religious freedoms, this week’s groundbreaking decision from a New Jersey appellate court has...
Jewish Women Take a Stand in the Torah
Halfway through this week’s Torah reading comes the episode of the daughters of Zelofchad. The five daughters of Zelofchad approached Moses with a claim. Their father...
Remembering an Early Jewish Feminist and Abolitionist
Before the Civil War, upstate New York was called “the burned over district,” because it was ablaze with religious enthusiasm. School reform, prison reform, various...
How Gal Gadot Is Changing the Image of the Jewish Woman
If there is such a thing as the most famous Israeli or even the most famous Jew in the world, it is in all likelihood...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Equality for Orthodox Jewish Women
There was an audible gasp as she entered the room. Flanked by bodyguards, with her white gloves prominent, Ruth Bader Ginsburg took a seat next...
UK Newspaper Distorts Positive New York Times Story on Jews
The New York Times’ reporting on Israel and Jewish affairs is regularly critiqued by us and many others, but in this case, a story, penned...
Women, Hagar, and #MeToo
Since I wrote about Abraham last week, it seems only right in this era of #MeToo that I should write about a woman -- Hagar....
#MeToo and the Torah
The Chassidic masters say that in order to ascend to the highest heights, it is sometimes necessary to descend into the depths. The #MeToo movement...
Petri Dish for a Diverse Hi-Tech Israeli Future: Jerusalem’s Hadassah Academic College
JNS.org - Twenty-year-old Balqis Amireh would never have had the chance to study biotechnology if it weren’t for Hadassah Academic College (HAC). And 21-year-old Audelia Sebag...
Orthodox Union Rejects Female Clergy, Seeks Compliance From Member Synagogues
JNS.org - The Orthodox Union (OU) -- after a year of discussions with various stakeholders and in the face of some opposition -- has established parameters for a three-year period...
Feminist Perspectives on Purim
JNS.org - In the Book of Esther, Mordechai encourages his niece to use her influence with King Ahasuerus. For if you remain silent at this time, relief...
In Unprecedented Statement, Orthodox Union Condemns Women in Clergy Roles, Outlines Permissible Opportunities
JNS.org - The Orthodox Union (OU) last week issued an unprecedented statement announcing the establishment of a far-reaching policy regarding women and leadership positions in synagogue life. Citing extensive research...
What’s With the Wig?
A friend once asked me whether a certain activity was permitted on Shabbat. She’d heard that it wasn't -- because she enjoyed it. How did...
