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4 Questions Every Feminist Should Ask Herself At The Passover Seder
Don’t lean in — recline instead.
A Year After Saying They’d Ban Female Clergy, Why Aren’t Orthodox Doing It?
Eleven months ago, the Orthodox Union banned women from serving as clergy. Now, the organization is dragging its feet on enforcing the ban.
Why This Former Orthodox Feminist Leader Is Studying To Be A Reform Rabbi
“I was in a place of acknowledging how traumatized I was from so many years of doing battle in Orthodoxy.”
Former Orthodox Feminist Leader Now Studying To Be Reform Rabbi
“The Reform movement is the only place where I think a woman can truly be free to be a whole person.”
WATCH: The Maccabeats Dropped A Hot New Single…About Prenups?
A popular Jewish pop music group has written a short cheery PSA about a weighty problem in the Orthodox Jewish community: women whose husbands have left them but refuse to give them a proper divorce.
Women’s Megillah Readings Go Global
JOFA initiative promotes women’s participation in Purim.
Can Orthodox Judaism Be Feminist?
While I’ve occasionally squirmed at the incongruence — hypocrisy, perhaps — of my secular feminism and Orthodox Judaism, it wasn’t until the JOFA conference that I really paid it more than a passing thought.
Are Religious Women Treated As Second-Class Feminists?
Religious feminists don’t just face criticism from religious conservatives but from fellow feminists as well.
Are Rape Fantasies Kosher?
A new podcast on sex and halacha covers topics — from rape fantasies to sex toys — not usually discussed by your local rabbi.
Advocating for Orthodox Feminism While Male
As the associate director of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, Aaron Steinberg plays a direct role in shaping the trajectory of Orthodox feminist advocacy.