Political correctness stops people from denouncing misogyny, intelligence expert says
“In radical Islam, women have no legal status or rights,” says counterterrorism expert Thomas Quiggin
Sharing space at Judaism’s holiest spot
It is time we acknowledge that the Orthodox community are not the only inheritors of our tradition
Diverse young rabbis hold dialogue on sexuality
The discourse explored ways of strengthening inclusivity for transgendered and non-heterosexual members, issues of gender neutrality, as well as the role of mikvah in a traditional Jewish marriage
Recognizing pluralism at the Wall a good first step
To exclude anyone from praying meaningfully at the Kotel is wrong
Women-only Israel tour named after Diamant bestseller
Red Tent Tours, Paula Perlmutar Oretsky’s women-only tour to Israel, fills two niches: it explores the country from what Oretsky calls a “woman’s point of view” and highlights both Israel’s Jewish and non-Jewish elements
Constance Glube was Canada’s first female provincial chief justice
Glube died in Halifax on Feb. 15 at the age of 84
Israel announces historic compromise to end Western Wall prayer fight
Israel has approved a compromise to expand the non-Orthodox Jewish prayer section of the Western Wall, putting to rest the fight between Women of the Wall and Israel’s haredi Orthodox religious establishment
Canadian Yeshivat Maharat graduate hired by Orthodox synagogue
Lila Kagedan says she has been hired by an unnamed American Orthodox synagogue
A Canadian Jewish interview with Mayim Bialik
The CJN speaks to the Big Bang Theory star about female spiritual leaders, Howard Stern, and doing an episode of YidLife Crisis
We won’t stop until we have equal rights at the Kotel
“We remain committed to joining with Jewish women of diverse religious backgrounds, in solidarity as Jewish women, in prayer, in Jewish sacred space, at the national holy site of the Jewish People”
