biblical women

From the Plains of Moab to Pemberley

All posts are contributed by third parties. The opinions and facts in them are presented solely by the authors, and ...

Ruth… In Other Words

Last summer, when I joined Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel (ASBI), the local Modern Orthodox synagogue in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, I discovered ...

Women of the Tent: The Power of Women’s Prayer Spaces

It was a sunny winter day in Boca Raton, Florida. My mother and I approached the home where local history ...

It’s Okay to Leave

Megillat Ruth is named for the heroine Ruth, who clung to Naomi in what the tradition has perceived as an ...

Are We Clean Enough?

This week’s Torah portion, Tazriah, includes the stipulation that, following the birth of a child, a mother must separate herself ...

Woe to Their Wives

When stories are told, we sometimes see them through the lens of the characters, sometimes from the vantage point of ...