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Religious feminist Alice Shalvi was a lifelong revolutionary - editorial

Teaching girls Talmud was unheard of in 1970s Israel. Shalvi did it anyway, and she didn't stop there.

Alice Shalvi
Alice Shalvi

Israeli professor, Jewish feminism educator Alice Shalvi dies at 96

Reading a torah scroll

Law firm releases report on JOFA after allegations made against sex-guru founder

  The Fem Forward 2023 cohort in Morocco

FemForward kicks off first Moroccan, Israeli cohort in Casablanca


Women wage peace

'I’m tired of complaining that the situation is dire; I like the feeling of being part of the push for change, too.'

Israeli Jewish, Muslim and Palestinian women participate in the March of Hope, in October 2016 at the Qasr al- Yahud baptism site in the Jordan Valley

Grapevine: Trailblazers

Read all about the Women's Conversation, it includes 130 trailblazing women.

President Rivlin and Alona Barkat

The Human Spirit: Reunion

What do you say after 50 years? I’d really like to ask “How did your life turn out?” but “Where do you live?” is easier.

Reunion party (illustrative)

Knesset calls off meeting to discuss false charges of abuse and harassment

The backdrop to this meeting has much to do with internal Likud politics.

The Knesset building

The women of United Hatzalah step to the plate

With a full house to care for and a job, the ladies of the United Hatzalah Women’s Unit have a lot on their plate. But that doesn’t stop them from pushing everything aside in order to save a life

Members of the United Hatzalah Women’s Unit

No gender seating

It is legitimate and even important to respect a person’s religious beliefs and practices, but that can only be the case when it does not affect the rights of other people.

AN EL AL Boeing 777 aircraft is seen at Ben-Gurion Airport

WATCH:‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ at large in Tel Aviv

Stepping gingerly out of the award winning novel by Margaret Atwood, the crimson clad ladies toured the White City. Bypasses viewed slack jawed but some hecklers were displeased.

Women dressed as handmaids promoting the Hulu original series "The Handmaid's Tale" in Texas.

‘Memoirs of a Hopeful Pessimist’

"One can be a great lover of Israel and still be critical, that one can be a religiously observant Jew and a feminist."

Debbie Weissman

Courtney Love: Linda Sarsour is a 'vile disgrace'

Rocker lashes out on Twitter against the controversial anti-Israel activist.

Linda Sarsour and Courtney Love

Hundreds say no to misogyny and rape culture in Jerusalem 'SlutWalk' protest

Israel combats rape culture, joins international SlutWalk movement in a special demonstration held in Jerusalem.

People take part in a "SlutWalk" protest, during which several hundred participants march through the centre of Tel Aviv, May 12, 2017.