Tag: Women

The text discusses the author's experience of heightened security measures at their synagogue due to threats of violence, leading to Jewish women learning shooting for self-defense in response to global antisemitism.
The author reflects on memories of their great-grandmother, known as Bubby, challenging the characterization of her life as unfulfilled.
In this article, the author discusses the trend of attaching career goals and qualifications to women's Torah study.
This article discusses three comics from the underground women's anthology Tits & Clits, specifically focusing on their provocative and empowering nature.
In Tbilisi, Georgia, six women became the first to read the Torah in the country.
Hagar Lahav, a professor of communication at Sapir Academic College, talks about her book "Women, Secularism and Belief: A Sociology of Belief in the Jewish-Israeli Secular Landscape," focusing on secular believers in Israel.
In this episode, Professor Hagar Lahav talks about her book "Women, Secularism and Belief: A Sociology of Belief in the Jewish-Israeli Secular Landscape."
In this article, Michael J. Broyde explores the question of why women are exempt from certain time-bound positive commandments (TBPCs) in Jewish law while being obligated in others.
This article examines the question of why women are obligated to observe certain time-bound positive commandments (TBPCs) in Jewish law while being exempt from others.
Advances in technology and growing interest among women have led to an uptick in women studying Talmud.
Thousands of women and men gathered in Jerusalem for the first public celebration of women's Siyum HaShas, marking the end of a global cycle of daily Talmud learning.
In a podcast titled "The Sometimes They'll Give a War and Nobody Will Come Edition," Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Don Futterman discuss Prime Minister Netanyahu's role in preventing war in Gaza, the turmoil within Israel's right-wing leadership over a cease-fire with Hamas, and the impact of women-led peace movements in addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The symposium on women and Torah learning highlighted the support from Jewish leaders like the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Soloveitchik, and Rabbi Lichtenstein for women engaging in high-level Torah study.
The Orthodox Union's recent statement on professional roles for women in Orthodox synagogues has sparked a heated debate, leading to a symposium by Lehrhaus to reflect on the issue.
A new ad by the Our Principles PAC criticizes Donald Trump for his sexist and derogatory comments about women, describing them as unacceptable for a political leader or anyone else.