Once men and women take the same exam, ‘every community can decide for themselves what kind of teacher or leadership model ...

She was anxious to ask Lau, trained as a consultant on Jewish law, when she could again visit the mikvah, the Jewish ritual bath, and resume physical intimacy with her husband.

She’s even the mikvah co-chair and an attendant at the Lower Merion Community Mikvah and a kallah teacher. And perhaps most importantly, she’s the mother of four sons. Shmidman’s grandfather — Rabbi ...

Several women, in both the audience and our cast, said that the topic was not just for Orthodox women — that mikvah can speak to every Jewish woman, and there are non-Orthodox women who keep the ...

Rabbi Barry Freundel recorded secret videos of at least six women women showering at the mikvah in his synagogue, according to allegations filed by authorities at his arraignment on Wednesday ...

Orthodox Jewish woman discusses her ‘quick labor’ As beautiful as childbirth is, it’s equally overwhelming for the new mother. Most dread the thought of going into labor and delivering a ...

Israel’s state rabbinate must open up its rabbinic expertise exams to women, Israel’s supreme court said on Monday (July 14) in a ruling hailed by advocates for pluralism and egalitarianism in the ...

With no precedent for an orthodox female rabbi in the synagogue, Hurwitz mastered Jewish texts and took exams all under the private tutelage of Rabbi Avi Weiss who ordained her.