Judaism

August 21, 2019 11:34 am·

The grave matter of a chained wife’s plight

The news spread quickly around social media. Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Lau ordered that a woman not be buried until her son agreed to provide a…

July 25, 2019 11:38 am·

Something’s rotten in the state of Orthodoxy

Men’s access to the grave of Rabbi Yosef Caro zt”l, in Tsfat, Israel. The men are able to draw close enough to even kiss the…

December 13, 2018 12:09 am·

When in Rome, remember its persecuted Jews

I’d wanted to go to Italy for years. Decades. I made it clear to my husband that we’d be going for our 20th anniversary or…

June 7, 2018 8:14 pm·

Women Assume the Mantle of Leadership

Originally published in The Jerusalem Post Magazine, June 7, 2018 “Women’s voices have been generally missing from the great Jewish discussion that takes part within…

April 1, 2018 6:39 pm·

When ignorance doesn’t stop people from arguing on Israel-Palestine, we all lose

Originally published in the Forward. This latest video from two weeks ago, like the others, has a staged quality. It seems clear that Ahed’s blows…

January 30, 2018 4:12 pm·

I am not Haredi. I am Jew.

I didn’t think I still had to do this, but… The idea that because I am not Haredi I cannot/should not speak out against erasing…

January 21, 2018 10:08 am·

We are not the same people anymore

An army vehicle was stoned Monday by extremist Haredim in Beit Shemesh. The soldier hit a pole and was taken to the hospital. In response,…

September 15, 2017 12:10 am·

Jewish tradition & Halacha have become stagnant: An Interview with Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo

‘Jewish tradition and Halacha have become stagnant’ Many consider Nathan Lopes Cardozo a rabbi for the new millennium. He pulls no punches in telling ‘Metro’…

August 30, 2017 10:01 am·

The Brave Convert

I’ve always been jealous of those who were able to directly impact people’s lives for the better. Lawyers who petition the court for people’s civil…

August 14, 2017 3:08 pm·

The Breast Cancer Behind the Mechitza

Regarding the article thing about woman [sic] and breast cancer, that’s a sobering statistic. Of course it has nothing to do with what I wrote.…

June 13, 2017 5:44 am·

The View from Israel: When two value systems collide

Originally published in the UK Jewish Chronicle We — my husband and I — made aliyah twice. First, as a starry-eyed young couple, the second…

March 9, 2017 9:00 am·

With This Ring — Without The Rabbinate

Originally published in In Jerusalem, March 10, 2017 Noam and Noa wanted to marry according to Jewish law and tradition, but wanted nothing to…

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