If we care about the future of the Jewish people, we have no choice but to support our young women,” said Meredith Jacobs, CEO of Jewish Women International.

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(RNS) — Female rabbis have staked a claim to a Judaism that is fully inclusive and respectful of the values of all its adherents. (RNS) — From the days of Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron, Jewish ...

(The Conversation) — A court decision allowing Israeli women to take the Chief Rabbinate’s exams is the latest sign of growing recognition for women’s religious learning within Orthodox Judaism. (The ...

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Pink-cheeked and breathless from the cold, I burst through the front door, in a mad search for my mother. It was the third night of Hanukkah, and she was by the window, securing colorful wax candles ...