More than two millennia later women in Kiryas Joel, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish enclave an hour outside New York City, are carrying out a similar strike. According to their leader, ...

Study shows that while feelings of victimhood initially fueled protest against tax, opposition to environmental policies ...

Michal Chernovitsky was one of several ultra-Orthodox women who ran for a seat on the all-male local council in El'ad, Israel. None of the women won a spot in Tuesday's vote, but they said they ...

But with "My Unorthodox Life," ultra-Orthodox women responded to the image being projected in the show in an unpredecented way. Instead of just discussing it privately and informally, ...

Other ultra-Orthodox Jews often are uncomfortable with those who don't share their culture. But Miller, who helps women before and after childbirth, says she enjoys the prospect of interacting ...

In recent years, more and more young ultra-Orthodox women are choosing not to go down the traditional path of studies preparing them for a teaching career Instead, they are enrolling in academic ...

Just five years ago, 25-year-old Abby Stein was an ultra-Orthodox rabbi named Yisrael. Today, she’s an openly transgender woman. And she’s ready to share her extraordinary story with the world.

While ultra-Orthodox women are actively participating in systems that equip them for the job market, the report points out a gap for men, ...

Ultra-Orthodox women trapped in unwanted marriages are known as ‘agunahs’, or ‘chained women’. And one of them, 29-year-old Malky Berkowitz, has become the face of the Kiryas Joel sex strike.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women take part in prayers near the grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai at Mount Meron in northern Israel, on April 28, 2013. AP Photo/Dan Balilty. Recommended - ...

A new book details an Orthodox Jewish woman's journey from married to a man to an out LGBT. Getty Images By 19, Sara – nee Malka – Glass got everything an ultra-religious Jewish woman from the ...