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News | Jewish Community
Oct. 7 Ignited These Two Jewish Women
Following that horrific day, Sara and Melisa upped their Jewish game… and pride.
News | Jewish Community
Believe all women ... except for Israeli Oct. 7 survivors
In their June 7 article in The Times, Catherine Philp and Gabrielle Weiniger chose to whitewash horrific crimes committed against innocent women, effectively further dehumanizing them.
Politics | The Left
The left’s sickening betrayal of Israeli women
Hamas’s mass rape of Jewish women is being cruelly erased from history.
Politics | The Left
The left’s grotesque betrayal of Jewish women
We now know that Hamas raped and murdered Jewish women during its pogrom of 7 October. Yet Western leftists still say it didn’t happen.
News | Jewish Community
Meineket Rivka – The First Published Book by a Jewish Woman
Released posthumously in 1608, this work serves as a Torah-inspired ethical manual for social and spiritual conduct.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
I’m a Chassidic Woman, Here’s My Story
My life is a balancing act. I don’t see the two halves of myself as contradictory.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
It Took Years, and I’m Finally Proud to Be Jewish
I found out I was Jewish when a girl on my street told me I was a “dirty Jew.”
History | Archeology
1,600-Year-Old Mosaic Depicting Biblical Heroines Found in Ancient Synagogue in Israel
The Israelite commander Barak depicted in a mosaic in the ancient Huqoq synagogue in northern Israel. Photo: Jim Haberman The …
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
12 Women Who Impacted Torah Scholarship
Culled from the span of Jewish history, from the Talmudic era to pre-war Europe
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
Women First - The Daily Dose of Wisdom
When it came time to give the Torah to the Jewish people, G‑d told Moses to speak with the women first.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
What My Mother, the ‘Mikvah Lady,’ Taught Me About Chassidic Feminism - Celebrating Jewish Womanhood
Celebrating femininity is celebrating the Divine.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
Criticized by Family Members for Becoming Religious
They think that the laws are stupid and separate me from them. And sometimes, I think that they’re right! I feel so alone and it makes me question the journey that I am on.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
Mayim Bialik: Common Myths About Orthodox Judaism--Debunked!
Karin Brooke’s post on Kveller about losing her daughter to religious fundamentalism struck a chord with me for a few reasons. First, I am technically a baal teshuvah–a person who took on Jewish observance later in life. I struggled a lot in college rega
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
Jewish Wisdom: Religious? Not Me!
When I hear the word "religion," I instinctively cringe. My stomach turns. My hands become clammy. My throat dry. On occasion, I have been known to break out in hives. This tends to confuse people who know me as a Torah observant Jewish woman...
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
4 Strategies for More Meaningful Conversations - Editorial & Commentary
Studies show that social interactions, even if very brief, leave us feeling more satisfied and happy.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Yes, I Am a Chassidic Feminist - Celebrating Jewish Womanhood
A perspective on the curse of Eve.
News | Jewish Community
A Young Girl's Yom Kippur Under Nazi Rule - Contemporary Voices
Slowly the shelter came to life. My mother got up and prepared breakfast—a few crackers with some jam we still had left. But neither my two sisters nor my mother touched the food . . .
News | The News
Man Allegedly Flashes Female Jogger. She's A Former Israeli Soldier. Then This Happens. | Daily Wire
Last Thursday morning, a single mother of two was jogging along Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts when she was allegedly flashed twice by a man running the other way, who didn’t know one crucial fact about the 6’1” woman:
She was a former soldie
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Mayim Bialik: Why I Wear My Jewish Star – Kveller
Oh, Israel. What a month it's been for you and me. I lost a lot of fans this month because of my love for you. But it's OK. I love you more than popularity, even when you make me crazy. And even th...
News | Articles By Me
JEWISH WOMEN: First Among Equals & NEVER Subservient | Josh Namm | Jlife
Judaism, and by extension, Jewish culture, has always held women in the highest regard. Not the “we’re putting you on a pedestal like a pretty doll” kind of regard, but the “women are central to our culture and traditions and every inch the equals of men” kind of regard. Virtually alone among ancient traditions, Judaism has, literally from the beginning, placed men and women on an equal footing, while still recognizing the inherent differences between the two sexes (and to claim that there are no differences is as silly as saying that water is not wet).
