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Culture The press dismissed her as a ‘national trinket.’ Now this much-loved, sometimes mocked Jewish actress is telling her own story
One memoir wasn't enough for Miriam Margolyes, known for roles in Harry Potter (and about 150 other films and shows). Her latest is a mix of thoughtful reflection and scatalogical storytelling — with a bit of score-settling on the side
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Opinion The women’s movement has a double standard when sexual violence happens to Jews
Sexual violence happened on Oct. 7. Why are the UN and other human rights groups ignoring it?
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Forverts in English Playing Monopoly to the sound of warplanes
Haredi mothers in Israel come up with all sorts of ideas to help their children feel secure
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Culture In America, motherhood is dominated by a patriarchal medical industry — can Jewish tradition show the way forward?
Discussing her book 'Birth Control,' journalist Allison Yarrow finds reasons for concern and reasons for hope
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BINTEL BRIEF How do I get my control-freak husband to back off?
Bintel says set some boundaries — and tell him to 'quit banging the teakettle'
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Fast Forward A digital Jewish library aims to add women’s Torah scholarship to its shelves — by helping them write it
Twenty women Torah scholars will write books as part of the Word-by-Word project
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Opinion This Shavuot, we are in the golden age of female Torah study
There are so many female rabbi-scholars of Torah that it is no longer remarkable
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Culture Hello, my name is Vashti: Meet a museum founder, a singer, an author and an Olympian
These modern-day Vashtis bear the name of the woman who paved the way for Purim’s Queen Esther
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Fast Forward USC cancels commencement speech from Muslim valedictorian after she shared link to anti-Israel website
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Fast Forward 2 House members lead the charge to oust the speaker. Both have been accused of trafficking in antisemitism.
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Opinion The head of the largest Christian Zionist organization is no friend to Israel — he wants an apocalypse there
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Opinion USC: Don’t blame Jews for canceling your valedictorian
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Fast Forward Police arrest son of prominent DC-area rabbi after alleged altercation with protesters outside Israeli Embassy
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Fast Forward Barnard suspends Ilhan Omar’s daughter for anti-Israel protests
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Culture What happens when a free speech group gets boycotted for not speaking out enough
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