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A Milestone: Women Advisors In Jewish Law

American Jewry recently experienced a historic moment, as on October 27, the first five U.S.-educated Yoatzot Halacha (Women Advisors in Jewish Law) celebrated their graduation and certification. This brings to 85 the number of Yoatzot Halacha, experts in the laws of marital intimacy and related issues of women’s health, that Nishmat has graduated since my […]

At 25, Women Of The Wall Struggling With Compromise

Feminist prayer group activists celebrate an anniversary with dissension in the ranks despite, or because of, Kotel deal.

Study Points The Way Toward More Avenues To Jewish Life

Since the release of the Pew Research Center survey on American Jews, the question I’ve been asked most often is what surprises me about it. What surprises me most is that anybody is surprised. The Pew report points to a series of phenomena that are well known in the world today: identity fragmentation, radical free […]

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A Milestone: Women Advisors In Jewish Law

At 25, Women Of The Wall Struggling With Compromise

Study Points The Way Toward More Avenues To Jewish Life

JFR Defends Its Choice

‘Last Shot’ To Preserve History

Jewish Giving Needs A Broader Definition

High School Drama: What To Publish?

Is New York ‘Reverting Back To Form’?

Pope Francis’ Message To A Son Of Holocaust Survivors

Kristallnacht, 75 Years Later

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