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JewFem.com offers articles, blogs, columns, links and resources about feminist issues in Jewish life. It tackles Jewish education, synagogue life, Israel, Jewish community, bits of pop culture, and more. The site was created by Dr. Elana Maryles Sztokman, writer, educator, and researcher, contributing writer at the Forward Sisterhood, author of the forthcoming book, “The Men’s Section: Orthodox Jewish Men in an Egalitarian World”.
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Have you read the reviews yet? Mishael Zion calls The Men's Section "a vital contribution well beyond the scene of liberal Orthodoxy", in his review at The Forward. Read it here "Single malt scotch for feminists".
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Forward Sisterhood
Read Elana's latest column on gender issues in Jewish life at The Forward, on the Sisterhood Blog "Where Jewish Women Converse". There always seems to be a heated discussion at the Sisterhood.
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JewFem Blog
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I heard on the radio news that “women’s groups are furious” at Thursday’s announcement by Israel’s Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman that fro -
I just finished reading Elana Maryles Sztokman's book The Men's Section: Orthodox Jewish Men in an Egalitarian World, which is a qualitative, int -
While the Israeli public has been getting rightfully agitated about the exclusion of women from public spaces, there are other gender-segregated locat -
Jennie Rosenfield Dr. Jennie Rosenfeld is equally at home teaching a page of Talmud and showing women how to use a vibrator. Dr. Rosenfeld, 31, who
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Click here to order The Men's Section: Orthodox Jewish Men in an Egalitarian World from Amazon. Kindle and Nook copies will be available soon. You can also order directly from the publisher, And if you have any questions, or want to talk to me more, feel free to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. anytime. |
Modi'in Women's Fund
The Modi’in Women’s Fund is a pooled charity by women for women in Modi’in that aims to create a community of women who are committed to improving women’s lives.
The purpose of the fund is to create a financial resource for activities aimed at empowering women.
To learn more about the Modi'in Women's fund, contact Elana.
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Spirit Consulting provides organizations with English writing and consulting services in the areas of fundraising, marketing, publicity, social media, education, and more. For more information, go to Spirit Consulting or contact elana@spirit-consulting.net.
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