New book claims Shakespeare was actually a Black, Jewish woman poet named Emilia Bassano

New book claims Shakespeare was actually Emilia Bassano, a dark-skinned Jewish woman poet. Author argues the famous ...
Columbia News

Elisheva Carlebach Writes About Jewish Women in Early Modern Europe

A Woman Is Responsible for Everything looks at the integral role of women in early modern Jewish communal life.
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Thousands of Women Gather in Jerusalem to Mark Chof Beis Shevat

The famed Binyanei Hauma in Jerusalem was packed with thousands of women and girls, who gathered to celebrate the Rebbetzin’s legacy on her yahrzeit, in a mega-event organized by Or Chaya.

First Transport of Jewish Women to Auschwitz Explored in Doc from Director Inspired by Abolitionist Ancestors (Exclusive)

'999: The Forgotten Girls' is being shown in special screenings in L.A. and N.Y.C. on Jan. 27 in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day ...

The ranks of US rabbis grow more diverse, with rising numbers of women and LGBTQ people

Rabbis and rabbinical students in the United States are more diverse than ever today, with increasing numbers of women and ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Orthodox Judaism is making space for women’s religious leadership — even without traditional ordination

When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit ...
The Jewish Exponent

Jewish Federation and Female Hebrew Benevolent Society Help Women Achieve Economic Security

The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia supports organizations, like the Female Hebrew Benevolent Society, to empower women and care for those in need. (Courtesy of Getty Images) In the middle ...
Yahoo

NYC Jewish women complain mayoral election forces choice between feminism and religion

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jewish women casting their votes in the New York City mayoral election face a choice between their priorities as Jews and as women ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Jewish women have stood on the front lines for human rights. 'Now, we need you to fight for us, too.'

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Orthodox Jewish women say Israeli rabbinate exam ruling creates opportunities

JERUSALEM (RNS) — In 2019, Sarah Segal-Katz was one of six Orthodox Jewish women who petitioned Israel’s High Court of Justice for the right to take the same accreditation exams the Chief Rabbinate ...
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For some Jewish women, 'passing' as Christian during the Holocaust could mean survival, but it left scars all the same

Travel case in hand, dressed in fashionable clothing and wearing a practiced, coquettish smile, Hela Schüpper Rufeisen sat aboard the train to Warsaw, Poland. No one on board would have suspected that ...
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This Is The Major Issue Jewish Women Have With "Nobody Wants This"

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They spoke candidly with hosts Dax Shepard (Bell’s husband) and Monica Padman about their chemistry, as well as that ...