The rabbis of the Talmud designated specific female roles and activities, and were wary of women's nature, but they also tempered biblical laws that caused hardships for women.

The words “religious feminist” seem like an oxymoron. How can someone be both? The three main Western religions, Judaism, Christianity ...

How Adler uses feminist ideas to challenge Jewish law.

Who is defined as a loud woman?

How one of the first female rabbis was almost forgotten.

Marriage, money, and religious education.

In this week’s installment of “From the Academy,â€? Dr. Judith Hauptman, E. Billi Ivry Professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture ...

In the Middle Ages, a Jewish woman's social well-being was considered important, but her life was strictly guided by Jewish law.

Throughout much of Jewish history, witchcraft has been viewed as a vice that virtually every woman will indulge in.

What the Bible, Talmud and other classic texts say about women and their roles.