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A Very Forward Gift Guide To Father’s Day
Punk dad? Recovering-hippie dad? Kosher-curious dad? Whatever your papa’s quirks, there’s a Father’s Day gift to match. To make gift-shopping easier than ever, we’ve rounded up our favorites for 2018 — June 17, in case it didn’t save on your calendar. You’re welcome. “Abraham & Isaac & Jacob” t-shirt Modern Tribe’s a go-to for smart…
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Sports Bra Makers Ignored Large-Breasted Women. Until Elyse Kaye Came Along.
When Elyse Kaye discovered that more than half of active, adult females like herself were not being served by the athletic wear industry, she decided to build a better mousetrap, or in her case, a better sports bra. “Being in the bra world is not what I set out to do,” says Kaye, a fitness…
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Even ‘Miss America’ Realizes Modesty Is About Women’s Empowerment
The Miss America pageant, to me, is the stuff of funny memes: Young pretty ladies with buff arms and manicured long nails hysterically crying as the crown is placed on their heads. Barbie-like specimens of physical perfection struggling to answer questions about education and geography. It was the biggest joke of all: For decades, since…
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Keep Shabbat? There’s A Gadget For That.
In 2018, a Shabbat-observant doctor can write a prescription using a ‘ShabEt’ pen that uses semi-permanent ink. Security personnel can rely on a hand-held metal detector, dairy farmers can milk cows, and the disabled can ride to synagogue in electric wheelchairs. They can do it all on Shabbat, and all without transgressing Jewish law. This…
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How Orthodox Women Get Around The Prohibition Of Wearing Makeup On Shabbat
There are loads of Shabbat makeup tutorials online. In one, the gorgeous yet likeable LA beauty blogger Gila Katz (@GilaGlam) adeptly runs through a “glamorous Shabbat look” for The Shabbos Project, an inclusive platform that invites all Jews to observe one Shabbat together. Ms. Katz’s vlog tutorial incorporates long-lasting standards like Dior Show waterproof mascara….
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How One Faith Group Fights Abuse — One School At A Time
When Dr. Shira Berkovits worked as a consultant for the Orthodox Union, among other Jewish organizations, in synagogue youth programming, she was asked to give presentations that trained synagogue staff members in keeping children safe from abuse. “I thought I was going to do it for one year and walk away,” she says. Yet when…
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How My Father Became a Feminist in the Delivery Room
As my dad tells it, my birth coincided with the birth of his identity. A little less than 23 years ago I made him a father, yes, but I also gave him a unique piece of identity that has in some ways been more defining in our father-daughter relationship. My father grew up in northern…
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In Israel, Co-Working Spaces With Daycare Empower Working Mothers
Located in the small tech bubble of Ra’anana, not far from Tel Aviv, Mommy Work is a coworking space for parents of young children which offers onsite daycare and a tightly scheduled work-play agenda. Diaper changes are at 9:45 and 12:15, according to the website. It is the first parent-oriented co-working venture to open in…
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Tel Aviv Ranked 19th Most Expensive City, In UBS Report
Tel Aviv is one of the twenty most expensive cities in the world, according to a report by Swiss multinational investment bank UBS Group AG Prices and Earnings report published Tuesday. Not including rent, Tel Aviv ranks as the 19th most expensive city out of 77 cities surveyed worldwide. Zurich and Geneva are ranked first…
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Meet The World’s Only Hasidic Bagpipe Player
Not every bagpipe-playing altar boy considering joining the priesthood grows up to be a Hasidic Jew — but Ian Sherman did. Ian, known today in many circles by his Hebrew name Ephraim Eliyahu, was born to a Scottish Catholic mother and an Eastern European Jewish father, and was raised in Goshen, New York. Brought up…
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Finally, A Safe Space For Sephardic And Mizrahi LGBTQ Jews
On a Saturday night in May, somewhere in Crown Heights, a group of young professionals in their 20’s and 30’s swayed back and forth to the classic Mizrahi songs they grew up on — everything from Ofra Haza to Cheb Khaled. The gathering, set with mood lighting and a perfect sound system, was attended by…
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