5 days ago by mrsjessica

We were recently approached by the author of Coin Laundry, to respond to this recent post about the role of the rebbetzin*. I interpreted it slightly differently than Melissa, as this: Why are they asking the Rebbetzin? Why do they think she’s qualified? The simple explanation is that there is a cul ...

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11 days ago by Renee Ghert-Zand

This post was first published as “Matronita: Religious Women, Feminist Artwork” on The Sisterhood blog at the Forward. Helène Aylon’s ‘My Marriage Bed/My Clean Days’ “Matronita” — from the Latin matrona, a woman of high social and moral status — is a term appearing dozens of times in the Talmud to r ...

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29 days ago by Aimee Kligman

UPCOMING LOS ANGELES EVENT SEC Lunch & Learn with Sephardic Scholar Zvi Zohar 1/21/12 see below for more information ~Excluding Women~ It is more than a bit disturbing that the news capturing recent headlines in Israel involve certain ultra-Orthodox Jews spitting on women, relegating them to the bac ...

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44 days ago by Renee Ghert-Zand

This review was first published as “‘Shiksa Appeal’ Leans on Outmoded Stereotypes” on The Sisterhood blog at the Forward. I really did want to put down “ Secrets of Shiksa Appeal: Eight Steps to Attract Your Shul-Mate,” a new self-help guide, which begins with the cringe-worthy lines, “I once drove ...

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44 days ago by mrsmelissasg

Post by Melissa A good friend recently asked me the following question and I knew I had to come ask you all: A friend of mine who likes to baby wear also covers her hair (scarves, generally). But kiddo is starting to pull. Any tips/tricks to keep head covered against baby hands? Since I am not yet a ...

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45 days ago by Carbonated.TV

8 year old Naama Margolese wears long sleeves and a skirt. But while walking to school through an ultra-orthodox settlement in Israel the religious Jewish girl has been been called a ‘whore’ and spat on. Naama is deemed not religious enough by zealots in Beit Shemesh, about 11 miles west of Jerusala ...

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47 days ago by Phil Boudreaux

Average Reviews: ( More customer reviews)Michelle Cameron's THE FRUIT OF HER HANDS tells the surprisingly fascinating story of Rabbi Meir of Rothenberg, Germany, the greatest Talmudic scholar of the 13th century, as seen through the eyes of his wife and soulmate, Shira. The recorded history of Rabbi ...

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50 days ago by Melisende

From Haaretz.com: On a sunny afternoon early this week, an ultra-Orthodox woman boarded a bus in the enclave of the Gur Hasidic community in Ashdod and took a seat in the second row. The bus, Egged line 451, was headed for Jerusalem. It quickly became clear that this simple, everyday act - choosing ...

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54 days ago by Aimee Kligman

Le site Terrafemina vient de sacrer Anne Sinclair " femme de l’année 2011". Une palme décernée via un sondage réalisé par l 'institut CSA. La compagne de DSK a été préférée par 25% des sondés. Sur son site, Véronique Morali, présidente de Terrafemina, commente : " Anne Sinclair est pour les femmes à ...

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54 days ago by Melisende

From CBS News: Magdalena Grodzka-Guzkowska's journey of self-discovery is pieced together from interviews with her and people close to her, emails made available to The Associated Press, information provided by Yad Vashem, her memoir "Lucky Woman," and documentary footage. Decades after she helped s ...

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