Meet the Israeli-Bedouin women’s rights activist bringing women to the negotiation table

“Stubborn” was how the Israeli Bedouin women’s rights activist and lawyer described herself in an interview with The ...

Orthodox Jewish women in Israel may now take a rabbinic exam, like men

Until now, only Orthodox Jewish men in Israel have been allowed to take exams to become rabbis. After a long campaign, women ...
The Jewish Exponent

Meet the Israeli Woman Breaking Barriers in Space

Dr. Shimrit Tirosh-Maman, head of the Israel Space Agency, at her appointment ceremony, July 22, 2025. (Photo credit: Michael Dimenstein via JNS) Dr. Shimrit Tirosh Maman, 45, is the first woman to be ...
WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Israel allows women to take rabbinic test for 1st time, but not become Orthodox rabbis

After years of court battles, Israel will allow women to take the exams men take to become rabbis. It is a step toward expanding women's leadership roles in Orthodox Judaism.
The Forward

Women aren’t equal citizens in Israel. But this week brought us closer than ever

On Monday, three women sat for an exam — and changed the course of Israeli history. Never before have women been permitted to take the rabbinical exams issued by Israel’s Chief Rabbinate. But thanks ...