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• Blogging the JOFA Conference: 'Slut!' The Shame Effect

  

  This post is part of a series discussing the 2013 Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) 8th International Conference of Feminism and Orthodoxy. You can read... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Blogging the JOFA Conference: Mirror Image: Eating Disorders in the Orthodox...

  

  This post is part of a series discussing the 2013 Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) 8th International Conference of Feminism and Orthodoxy. You can read... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Blogging the JOFA Conference: The Bulletproof Stockings Documentary

  

  This post is part of a series discussing the 2013 Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) 8th International Conference of Feminism and Orthodoxy. You can read... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Blogging the JOFA Conference: Opening Plenary

  This post is part of a series discussing the 2013 Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) 8th International Conference of Feminism and Orthodoxy. You can read... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2013 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• In Defense of the Orthodox Student Dinner (and Other "Exclusionary" Spaces)

  

  On a typical Shabbat at my campus Hillel, although people from every religious denomination pray separately, everybody eats the Friday night meal together. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• First Impressions of the JOFA Conference

  

  I was even interviewed for a video for The Forward at the conference! You can watch the full video here.On Sunday, December 8, I was privileged to attend and... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2013 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Infographic: Women in the US and the World

  

  This infographic caught my eye because it contains some really scary numbers. The percentage of men who prefer male children to female children is saddening, bu... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2013 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Domestic Violence, Harvard, and TED

  

  My college’s office of sexual assault prevention recently hosted a talk by Leslie Morgan Steiner. Steiner, a Harvard graduate, TED talk speaker, and author of... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Why I’m Going to the JOFA Conference (And Why You Should, Too!)

  

  Every few years, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) convenes a conference where feminists get together and discuss gender issues within the Jewish... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• An Orthodox Feminist Takes on College

  

  As an Orthodox Jew, feminist activist, and first-year college student, I’ve got a pretty full schedule to balance. I’ve previously written about how being a... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Women's Wealth and the Nonprofit Sector

  

  I found the infographic below so interesting when I first stumbled upon it. Although I'm not entirely sure that all of the statistics are completely correct (I'... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Video: Mary Lambert's "I Know Girls"

  A feminist organization I'm on the board of at my college recently co-sponsored a Mary Lambert concert on campus. Consequently, I was privileged to hear... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• When Everything Changed: Gail Collins on the State of Women in America

  

  When I heard that Gail Collins, the New York Times op-ed columnist, would be speaking at my college, I was really excited. Although I don’t read the Times (my... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Women's Suffrage at Harvard and Radcliffe

  

  Background: Women and the Right to VoteOn August 26, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified, thereby extending every American woman the right to vote. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Buy 50 Stories About Stopping Street Harassers Today!

  

  Earlier this year, I was privileged to serve as a Correspondent for Stop Street Harassment (SSH), an excellent organization dedicated to stopping the... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Pew Report on Jewish Americans: How to Revitalize Jewish Youth?

  

  The latest Pew report, A Portrait of Jewish Americans, has given the North American Jewish community great cause for concern. The report compares the community’... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Thoughts on Gender and Change in Orthodox Communities

  

  On Monday, I attended a webinar sponsored by the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) titled Gender and Change in Orthodox Communities. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Video: It's Your Fault

  TW: RapeA friend showed me this video over Sukkot. I'm not surprised that it's been making waves on the blogosphere, as it's a painfully accurate satire of how... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• My Simchat Torah Experience

  

  I always feel bad saying that I’ve never liked Simchat Torah. Complaining about the one holiday on the calendar whose entire purpose is to celebrate the beauty... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Whispering My Father's Kaddish

  This was originally posted on The Sisterhood. Yup, that's Mayim Bialik's writing next to mine.August 27, 2013. It was my second day of college, the last day of... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES