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.

Following Jewish law, the water that fills the mikvah must be gathered naturally, typically rainwater. The water cannot be transported in buckets or through pipes in the water system.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A wife testified Thursday that a bill would free women "trapped" in Jewish marriages, but her husband blasted it as a constitutional and religious violation. The legislation "releases captives ...

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.

But for Orthodox women everywhere, this installation is extraordinary. In 2009, the trajectory for Orthodox women to become senior rabbinic leaders in synagogues seemed straightforward and inevitable.