Gender & Sexuality

Reappropriating the Taboo

Bringing new meaning to the status of a menstruating woman.

Who Is Rachel Adler?

How Adler uses feminist ideas to challenge Jewish law.

Jewish Feminist Theology: A Survey

From theologies that address the male-ness of God to ones that address the femininity of males.

The Feminist Critique of God Language

A survey of Jewish feminist challenges and responses to traditionally male language for God.

Women & War

We cannot condone the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.

Who Was Dinah?

Dinah's debut is as quick as her disappearance in the Torah.

Who Has Not Made Me a Woman

Different versions and parallels from classical sources and manuscripts provide an interesting perspective on this controversial blessing.

For You Too Were a Stranger

How can Jews be better allies to the LGBTQ community?

The Complex Nature of Intersectionality

Writer Erika K. Davis reflects on the Chicago Dyke March and provides perspective as a Queer Jew of Color.

Intersectionality and the Limits of Ideology

The limitations of the teacher I encountered as a young student don’t represent an entire segment of Jewish thinking.

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 ...

Lament of a Barren Woman

Sarai is just one example of the biblical stigma of not being able to conceive.