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This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish women and women’s issues.

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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'

By Beth Harpaz Jun 1, 2023 | 4 min read
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

By Jackie Hajdenberg May 26, 2023 | 4 min read
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

By Debra Nussbaum Cohen May 25, 2023 | 4 min read
Fast Forward
Judy Blume is having a moment. Here’s why Jewish women love her work.

For decades her works have been touchstones for women — especially Jewish American women

By Sarah Rosen May 2, 2023 | 5 min read
Yiddish World
The late poet Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim’s tragic secret

Although Basman spoke little about what she endured during the Holocaust, the author believes that her remaining childless was linked to it.

By Zelda Kahan Newman Mar 30, 2023 | 3 min read
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

By Beth Harpaz Feb 28, 2023 | 6 min read
Looking Forward
Artist Nidaa Badwan escaped repression in Gaza. Now she’s taking on Iran.

'Every part of my body wants to talk about this story,' Badwan said

By Jodi Rudoren Dec 16, 2022 | 5 min read
Opinion
Iran is a Jewish issue. Why is the community silent?

Women-led protests against the Iranian regime have been in the streets for three months

By Matthew Nouriel Dec 16, 2022 | 4 min read

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