Posts Tagged: Jewish women
Proud to Be a Jew and a Woman of the Wall
JNS.org - On Rosh Chodesh at the Western Wall (Kotel), when Orthodox men and women protest, spit, and curse at me, I am saddened by...
Treating Orthodox Jewish Women as Equals
As the father of young daughters who are blessed to attend Modern Orthodox yeshivas in Manhattan, my girls are taught that their potential is unlimited....
Israeli Census Report Predicts Lower Percentage of Jews Despite Population Growth
JNS.org - Although Israel's Jewish population will grow from 5.8 million to about 8.3 million by 2035, that number will be about 73 percent...
Orthodox Jewish Women Share Tricks of the Entrepreneurial Trade at Inaugural Conference
Chaya Appel-Fishman hatched the idea for a network of Jewish businesswomen at age 16, when she rented a college campus and created a conglomerate of...
Theologian Urges Interfaith Dialogue Among Women
TECATE, Mexico—The Rev. Dr. Serene Jones—16th president of the Union Theological Seminary, a New York City institution that was founded in 1836—suggests that "somewhere around...
Mayim Bialik: Being an Observant Jew in Hollywood Isn’t Easy (INTERVIEW)
A regular on the CBS hit sitcom "The Big Bang Theory"—in which she plays Sheldon's friend who is not his girlfriend Amy Farrah Fowler—actress Mayim Bialik...
Blurry Glasses Reveal Hate of Ultra-Orthodox Jews
Recently, some articles have come out reporting that some Hareidi or "Ultra-Orthodox" Jews in Mea Shearim, the most religious area of Jerusalem, have started...
Jewish ‘Valentine’s Day’ Finds Ancient Roots in Biblical Shiloh
Over 3,000 years ago, an ancient Jewish holiday was celebrated by the maidens of Israel. Dressed in white, the daughters of the Holy-land would dance in the...
30 Years After Fleeing Israel and Converting to Islam, Woman Returns Home
30 years ago, a Jewish Israeli woman fell in love with a Palestinian man, converted to Islam and moved to the Palestinian town of Tulkarm...
Roseanne Barr: I’m a Fat Old Jew
Roseanne Barr took to Twitter this week to announce that she's a "fat old Jew". The former television star posted a photo of herself on...
America’s First Female Rabbi: 40 Years Later
Rabbi Sally Priesand, America's first seminary-ordained female rabbi, decided at age 16 to pursue her calling. "I always wanted to be a teacher of whatever was...
One of America’s Most Influential Jews Leaves The Israel Project
The frontlines of the Arab-Israeli dispute are not just at border crossings, West Bank towns or Gaza streets, but play out in Washington...
A Chassidic Discussion on Dr. Phil (VIDEO)
"Dr. Phil & America's Fascination with Chassidic Women" was published by The Algemeiner on Thursday, written by Chava Tombosky. Tombosky, a member of the Chassidic community...
American Jewish Groups Enter Contraception Debate
Amid controversy between the Obama administration and the Catholic Church over the use of contraception, Jewish groups have started voicing their opinions on...
