Jewish Women

Jewish, Israeli rights groups urge UN to recognize Hamas’s systematic sexual violence

The organizations warned of what they described as growing efforts from the UN to deny Hamas’s weaponization of sexual violence against the hostages abducted during the October 7, 2023, massacre.

ISRAELI WOMEN protest outside UN Headquarters in Jerusalem, in November. Finally, yet months too late, a UN team investigating the sexual violence against women in Israel on October 7 found “reasonable grounds” to believe that such violence did indeed occur.
Rabbi Jamie Field poses as a contestant for "Squid Game: The Challenge" on Netflix.

This reform rabbi is one of 456 competitors on season 2 of Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’

 A woman holds a pregnancy test in her hands.

Increase in applications for pregnancy termination in Israel in 2023, CBS reveals

 Aleeza Ben Shalom was interviewed at the Jerusalem Post's Women Leader Summit.

Aleeza Ben Shalom to 'Post': 'I made it impossible to ignore me'


'Our humanity cannot be kidnapped': Being Jewish, Muslim women in Jerusalem - comment

I know what it is like to be a Jewish woman living in Israel right now. But what was it like for an Arab one?

‘WITH EDUCATION, women grow wings and fly.’

Jewish women honored across Mediterranean in celebration of Eid Al Banat

In several Jewish communities across the Mediterranean basin, the first day of the month of Tevet was dedicated to celebrating the women of the community

Women from Tripoli, Libya, celebrate ‘Eid Al Banat’.

Chabad honors Rabbi Kogan with $50 million Jewish women's college

The $50 million plan, three years in the making, aims to honor Kogan’s legacy while addressing a surge in antisemitism, particularly on US university campuses.

 Chabad's $50 million initiative.

Jewish Democrats energized in Pennsylvania, rally for Harris victory in looming election

Dozens of Democratic Jewish volunteers are flocking to Philly suburbs to help drive Harris voters

Signs from Jewish canvassers for Kamala Harris' campaign.

Embracing diversity, love and respect despite our disagreements - opinion

In today's algorithm-driven world, we lose important, diverse experiences. With our already limited perspectives in society, open-mindedness and respect for other opinions is crucial.

 WOMEN OF the Wall holds a Rosh Hodesh prayer service, as other women protest against them, at the Western Wall, in 2019.

'The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic': Gila Fine’s fine book on women in the Talmud  - review

Gila Fine’s The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic reexamines Talmudic women, challenging stereotypes and offering fresh, scholarly perspectives on their roles and stories.

 Author Gila Fine.