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Featured Articles

From Our Leadership: A Letter to the Jofa Community

By Mindy Feldman Hecht, Carmella Abraham and Marianne Novak

The State of Orthodox Women’s Torah Leadership

By Ann Pava

New Frontiers in Orthodox Communities: Female Senior Spiritual Leadership in Synagogues

By Leah Sarna

How to Build a Feminist Community: Increasing Women’s Participation in Shul

By Dasi Fruchter, Talia Hurwich, Wendy Amsellem and Bracha Jaffe

My Body, Whose Decision? Abortion Advocacy in a Time of Rising Antisemitism

By Allison Tombros Korman, Paula Eiselt, Darcy Hirsh and Noam Stadlan

Voices from the Jofa 2025 Conference

Vol. XXI No. 2 | Av/Elul 5786 | Spring/Summer 2026

Recent Issues

Women's Health in Jewish Life

Vol. XXI No. 1 | Adar 5786 | Fall 2025/Winter 2026

Jewish & Secular Legal Systems

Vol. XX, No. 2 | Sivan 5785 | Spring 2025

Unity: Aḥeinu v'Aḥoteinu

Vol. XX, No. 1 | Kislev 5785 | Fall 2024

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