On Sunday, May 18, at 8PM EDT, PORAT, Eshel, Jofa, Yeshivat Maharat, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and Uri L’Tzedek will present “LGBTQ Children in Orthodox Day Schools.” We will hear from parents and students, moderated by Dr. Jeremy Novich, Clinical Director at JQY. This will be an opportunity to hear about what is working and what can be […]
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On Monday, September 16 at 8:00 PM on the Upper West Side neighborhood in New York City.Email confirmation with location will be sent to all registrants. Dr. Lavie will discuss: Today’s Leadership Crisis: Lessons & Wisdom from Generations of Jewish Female Leadership Political instability; social reforms; daily demonstrations and mass protests; increasing religious disconnect; widening
On Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 6:30 pm, in Cherry Hill, NJ Daphne Lazar Price will discuss Hilkhot Nashim, Volume II An in-depth learning and discussion about women and Sefer Torah. Open to all community members! Please RSVP here: Event is free, but RSVP is required. Email confirmation with location will be sent to all
Join us Sunday, July 28 for a second community screening of Screams Before Silence, a documentary film by technology executive Sheryl Sandberg examining the rape, assault and mutilation of women and girls by Hamas on October 7, 2023. We will come together to bear witness and hear eyewitness accounts from released hostages, survivors, and first responders
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On Sunday, June 19, at 7:30PM, in the Kemp Mill Neighborhood of Silver Spring, MD Gila Fine will discuss her brand new book, “The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic: Rereading the Women of the Talmud,” which was recently released on June 1, 2024. The book, focusing on the six named heroines of the Talmud, explores
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As we near the one year anniversary of the Dobbs decision – which overturned federal constitutional protections of privacy and abortion rights that have stood since the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision – I am taking stock of the many experiences that women have shared regarding trying to access medical health care, including abortion access. I’m also reflecting
Ta’anit Esther, the day before Purim – this year, Monday, March 6 – is the annual International Agunah Day because, like many Jewish women today, Esther was trapped in a forced marriage to the Persian king, and spent years fearing her husband. Advocates worldwide observe International Agunah Day to raise awareness of the plight of the modern-day agunah, standing in solidarity with
Agunah Day
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Purim is coming soon! Monday night and Tuesday, March 6-7! Do you know of a women’s Megillat Esther reading in your community, or an Orthodox community/synagogue that is hosting a Megillat Esther reading where women are welcome to read? Tell us about the women’s or partnership megillah reading in your community! Please fill out this
Purim Countdown
March 6 to 7
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Rabbanit Avital Engelberg is the Director of Maharat H-HARETZ in Israel, and serves as Ramit at Midreshet Ein HaNatziv. She also facilitates Orthodox weddings outside the rabbinate with the CHUPPOT organization. Rabbanit Avital was a fellow of the halakha program at Midreshet Lindenbaum and holds a B.A. in Theatre from Tel Aviv University, and a Master’s degree in
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•The Slingshot Fund has released its 2022 “10 to Watch,” a list of 10 relatively new Jewish nonprofits responding to the current concerns of American Jews in original ways.• This year’s list spotlights issues that have become hot topics in Jewish communal discourse in recent years, including gender equality, mental health and Jewish racial diversity.•
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