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The ordination of the first female rabbi 50 years ago has brought many changes – and some challenges
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSara Hurwitz, Amy Eilberg, Sandy Eisenberg Sasso and Sally J. Priesand, each of whom was the first...
Voices: The overturn of Roe v Wade is an attack on Jewish women’s rights to freedom of religion
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“I will not assist you in murdering your baby.” That’s what a doctor told me when I was experiencing...
'Your Jewish friends and colleagues are not OK' | Voices of Faith
Record-Courier via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOn Friday afternoon, Oct. 6th, an international group of more than 25 women scholars and local...
New Synagogue to reopen April 5 following closure for renovation
The Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNew Synagogue will reopen next month after closing in July for renovations. In a recent email to...
Nonbinary genders beyond 'male' and 'female' would have been no surprise to ancient rabbis, who...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJewish law includes acknowledgment that not everyone fits neatly into the categories 'male' and...
Judaism's rituals to honor new mothers are ever-rooted, ever-changing – from medieval embroidery and...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJewish mothers have created ways to celebrate childbirth with rituals old and new. Pal Pillai/AFP...
In wake of Roe reversal, some American Jews see attack on religious liberty
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoThe Supreme Court decision reversing Roe v. Wade answered the prayers of conservative Christians...
Shayne Looper: How did Jesus treat women?
Sturgis Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTo read some Bible scholars, one would think that Jesus viewed women through a twenty-first century feminist lens. Other equally well-regarded scholars,...
Jewish denominations: A brief guide for the perplexed
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFrom Reconstructionism to ultra-Orthodoxy, Judaism is richly diverse. MendyHechtman/iStock via Getty...
Shavuot: A Jewish holiday of renewing commitment to God
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn Ultra Orthodox Jewish man in Israel harvests wheat ahead of the holiday of Shavuot. AP...
