Women and girls
Pressure builds on Palestinian girls to marry as Gaza sees rise in child marriage rates - UNFPA
The likely cause of the increasing number of child brides seen in the Palestinian territory is the displacement, poverty, and collapse of social, legal, health, and protection systems.
The girl asked to remove hair? An expert explains when it’s allowed to start
Israeli NGO, US non-profit collaborate to deliver 2,000 hygiene kits to Khan Yunis women, girls
Behind the scenes of gritty Israeli drama ‘Girls Like Us’
How Jewish women were smuggled to safety in 19th century Italy
“She is a good girl as is her name... the gentiles have laid their eyes on her on her to subvert her honor," states a letter from 1754.
The Rabbi I Did Not Become and the Preaching I Still Get to Do
Girl power
TAU students protest employment of former minister convicted of indecent assault
Haim Ramon was convicted of forcibly kissing a young female soldier.
Honoring the Torah
Clearly, we do have female rabbinic leadership, one that is vibrantly glorifying the Torah.
Afghani girl coders design games to fight opium and inequality
One of the games designed by the all-female team has caught the eye of developers and gamers as it illustrates the scourge of opium cultivation and the challenges the Afghan security forces face as they try to stamp it out.
Could the next Knesset rabbi be a woman?
Women will finally get their shot at being Knesset rabbi.
Ritual Impurity and Giving Birth to a Baby Girl
Planned Parenthood boss: Kushner threatened to defund us over abortions
Kushner, who grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family, was appointed senior advisor to the President of the United States after leading Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign.
'Feeling fine' at 85: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fends off retirement
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg intends to remain on the court as long as she's capable.
