Seizing the Moment to Secure Women’s Rights
When I was growing up in New York, advocacy for the federal Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a critical focus of the women’s movement, and was personal in my family — and to my own growth and...
View ArticleThe 5 Best Books of 5784
The term “People of the Book,” which sounds much better in Hebrew, Am HaSefer, is indeed apt. Walk into any Jewish bookstore or browse on Amazon, and new titles arrive daily. 5784 is coming to a close,...
View ArticleBelittling Jewish Women Is Antisemitic
While enlightened writers avoid anti-Jewish hate speech, many seem to believe that belittling Jewish women isn’t antisemitic. Iconoclast Sam Kriss, reviewing Joshua Leifer’s Tablets Shattered, for...
View ArticleWomen’s Role in Jewish Law
Under current Jewish Law, as understood by most Orthodox Jews, women have different obligations than men. With just a few exceptions, they do not have to observe positive commands limited to specific...
View ArticleWomen, know your mikveh rights this Yom Kippur
Recently, several women asked me whether a single woman is permitted to immerse in the mikveh (ritual bath) and whether the attendant has the right to prevent her from doing so. Yes, a woman may...
View ArticleThe Woman in the Moon
Take a drive out of town one moonless night. You probably don’t have to go too far to get away from the ambient light and find yourself under a sky so black that, if not for the stars, you might think...
View ArticleWhat NOT to say to a woman saying Kaddish
I recently completed the 11-month period of Kaddish following the passing of my beloved Abba, Rabbi Prof. Avraham Holtz. For nearly a year, three times a day, I joined a minyan (traditional Modern...
View ArticleWhat’s it like in Israel these days?
TL;DR: 1, Many people who don’t live in Israel have been curiously inquiring about what its like out here. This post could give kick start your answer. 2, Nili Goldberg analyzes the current situation...
View ArticleOy vey, Trump fakakta meshuggah Jewish TV commercial!
As if the recent ugly Trump Rally ‘lovefest’ at Madison Square Garden was not enough, now we are subjected to Trump campaign television commercials which stereotype Jewish American Trump voters. Now, I...
View ArticleWomen at the forefront: Confronting antisemitism in American academia
As antisemitism intensifies on American campuses, prominent Jewish female professors and scientists are emerging as key figures in the fight against this resurgence. Their stories not only expose the...
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