Orthodox feminism

Between the Holy and the Frustrating

It’s Friday afternoon in a quiet Maryland suburb. Cars pull into driveways and kids get off school buses, ready to ...

Do Your Tzedakah Priorities Reflect Your Values?

People want our tzedakah dollars. We are all deluged by solicitations, whether through phone calls, online requests, mailed letters, or ...

Taking Sides on Hanukkah

I often wonder what group I would have belonged to when people were being asked to stand up and be ...

#HumansofJOFA

In honor of our 18th anniversary tribute dinner, we launched the photography campaign #HumansofJOFA. Modeled on the famous (and oft-replicated) ...

The Birth of a Female Orthodox Rabbinate

When I was ordained as a rabbi, a little under two years ago, my husband hosted a lovely party at ...

Is It Too Early To Teach My Daughter To Be A Feminist?

My 15-month-old daughter has a game she likes to play. She enjoys walking up to my husband while he is ...

A Feminist Walks Into An Orthodox Synagogue

This past Sukkot, I was on a spiritual high after Yom Kippur. The sanctuary had swelled with voices of prayer ...

If Frum Men Were Advised Like Women

Please dress appropriately and modestly at all times. Modesty is the mark of a man – your beauty is within. ...

Celebrating Our Daughter’s Bat Mitzvah

“Some people will do anything to get out of synagogue on Simchat Torah” said my husband as we headed off ...

How a Six Minute Video Changed My Life

That night, a video changed my life. It was just over six minutes long, yet its message touched me profoundly ...