Women of israel

Michaela Berku on volunteering, MDA, and saving lives through service

MDA paramedic and Tribu founder Michaela Berku shares the power of volunteering at the 2025 Women Leaders Summit.

 Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."
 An illustrative image of female IDF soldiers.

For the greater good: The sacrifices made by Esther and other women for the Jewish people - opinion

 ‘WE WERE nervous because we were told that we were going to be attacked.’ Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin leave the stage after speaking at the Democratic National Convention, in Chicago in August.

Rachel Goldberg-Polin: A mother's strength and resilience after Oct. 7 - interview

 Women protest at Habima Square in Tel Aviv against the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the US, June 28, 2022.

US, UK, France request emergency UN Security Council meeting on Hamas sexual violence


Ehud Olmert to 'Post': Women need to take on leadership roles in Israel

A party that wants to change the nature of public discourse and present an attractive, different, hopeful and chance-creating alternative must change its composition.

WOMEN MKS – it’s past time for them to take on leadership roles.

Secular women are the most stressed by coronavirus, study finds

In spite of the high morbidity in the ultra-Orthodox sector, respondents from this group reported the least stress.

From left to right: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's Dr. Tehila Kalagy, Prof. Orna Braun-Lewensohn and Dr. Sarah Abu-Kaf.

Israel ranked 31st in gender equality out of 100 countries

Israel's highest score was for Israeli women's access to education and its lowest was given for female-positive legislation.

A woman walks next to a light rail sign

Third age women dance in Suzanne Dellal Center to bring back culture

The women wore t-shirts on which it was written both their name and their age on the front, and the slogan "Give us back the culture!" on the back.

Outdoor performance of the Vertigo Dance Company by the Suzanne Dellal Centre on June 30.

High Court questions renovation delays in Western Wall egalitarian section

‘Saddened by the significant delays in dealing with making the southern [prayer] section of the Western Wall fitting for prayer’

The damaged prayer platform of the Western Wall egalitarian prayer section which has been shut for nearly two years due to delays in repair work to the stones of the wall and now to the platform itself.

With domestic violence rising amid COVID-19, what will the gov't do?

SOCIAL AFFAIRS: ‘You ignore some of the warning signs’

ACTIVISTS PROTEST against recent cases of violence against women at Habima Square in Tel Aviv last week.

State to give official accreditation to women Torah scholars

The State of Israel will give women accreditation for advanced religious knowledge to put them on equal footing of men with chief rabbinate qualifications for the purposes of employment.

THE BUILDING of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel in Jerusalem.

Protesters call on gov't to fund domestic violence prevention program

Domestic abuse hotlines see over 100% increase in calls amid coronavirus pandemic

Protesters gather in Tel Aviv to protest the rising domestic violence during the coronavirus pandemic.

Israel’s new gov’t: More female ministers, post quality stagnant

Women head a record eight of a possible 36 ministries but lead less important departments

Knesset meeting to pass bills to create coalition government on May 6, 2020

Mount Meron celebrations contested as only one woman is invited

Only 150 people have been given permission to attend the festival. Among the 150 invitees, only a single woman has received an invitation.

Orthodox Jews of the Satmar Hasidim celebrate Lag BaOmer in the village of Kiryas Joel