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Singing is a Mitzvah

I have been hiding from the audience my entire life. I am not sure if this is because I have ...

Women, Tefillin, and Double Standards

I am a person who puts on, or “lays,” tefillin (phylacteries). I happen to be female. While my gender, to ...

Solving the agunah problem means finding the right address

In the wake of the current discussion of the Gital Dodelson case (about which I know nothing more than what ...

Should Women Thank God For Not Making Them Men?

A recent brouhaha has emerged in the Jewish blogosphere over Rabbi Ari Hart’s recent post, “Should I Thank God For ...