Posts Tagged: Judaism women
Orthodox Judaism Must Embrace Female Rabbis
The issue of female rabbis in Orthodox Judaism has come to the fore again -- this time through a petition before the Israeli Supreme Court...
Women, Hagar, and #MeToo
Since I wrote about Abraham last week, it seems only right in this era of #MeToo that I should write about a woman -- Hagar....
#MeToo and the Torah
The Chassidic masters say that in order to ascend to the highest heights, it is sometimes necessary to descend into the depths. The #MeToo movement...
Women’s Pre-Army Program Forced to Move, Reflecting Religious Debate in Israel
JNS.org - It’s hard to believe that 27 female teenagers are the cause of an intense debate within Israel’s national-religious population. The young women are students at Mechinat...
Women Want to Be Wanted
What women would give to be lusted after today. Women are not looking just for love in a marriage. They are primarily looking for lust....
What’s Wrong With Women Wearing Teffilin?
One of the most significant daily rituals in Judaism is laying Tefilin, strapping leather boxes containing scrolls with certain Torah verses onto one's arm (against...
The Tradition of Women as Leaders
This week's parsha (bible portion) could be entitled "The birth of a leader." We see Moses, adopted by Pharaoh's daughter, growing up as a prince...
