Orthodox Jewish women attend an event celebrating the completion of the 7 1/2-year cycle of daily study of the Talmud, the central text of Jewish law, on Jan. 5, 2020, in Jerusalem. AP Photo/Tsafrir ...
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Over the years, many of the young Orthodox women studying at the Midreshet Lindenbaum seminary yearned to join a combat unit in the Israeli army but knew that staying religiously ...
There is a compendium of grievances Jewish women have expressed about traditional Judaism for generations, and Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin has aimed to tackle them in his newest book “Thank God for Making ...
Blu Greenberg, founder of the national Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, blamed a scheme in which rabbis forced recalicitrant husbands to give religious divorces on wives’ ‘desperation.’ She said ...
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The Western Wall isn’t just a public place — it’s an Orthodox synagogue
In the debate over Western Wall prayer, the traditional case deserves a hearing.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HONOREES AT Chochmat Nashim’s Women of Iron Awards together with Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll, Chochmat Nashim director (top row, 2nd L ...
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Orthodox Judaism is making space for women’s religious leadership – even without traditional ordination
When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit ...
When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit ...
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