Letters to the Editor: Responses to Emmanuel Bloch and Laurie Novick on Reclaiming Dignity
Our recent article by Emmanuel Bloch on the book Reclaiming Dignity generated much discussion. Now, two readers respond.
Eliezer Melamed, Unpredictable and Non-Tribal Posek: The Case of Women’s Roles
David Silverstein explores the recent attempts to ban Rav Eliezer Melamed and his already-classic Peninei Halakha.
From Madison Square Garden to MetLife Stadium: Transformations in Daf Yomi Siyumim
Elli Fischer looks back at 30 years of Daf Yomi celebrations.
The Feminist Case for Home Economics
There was a time when many day schools featured home ec classes, but those days are behind us. Lindsey Bodner makes the case for reintroducing an updated version of this course in our curricula.
A Failed Attempt to Challenge the Halakhic Prenup
Jeremy Stern dissects the recent and supposed Israeli ban against the BDA prenup.
Why Are There So Many “Manels” in Modern Orthodoxy?
Today we feature an exchange on the so-called "manel" phenomenon. We want to hear from you: If a man is asked to sit on an all-male panel, should he refuse on principle?
Women and Paternalism
Judah Goldberg responds to Chaim Saiman, continuing the discussion on women's higher Torah learning.
Celebrating Women’s Talmud and Acknowledging its Opponents
Rabbi Leonard Matanky reflects on Rabbi Saul Berman's account of the Rav's
1977 Stern College Talmud shiur and Orthodox Judaism's & slippery slope
complex.
JLIC: The OU Program That Introduced a New Vision of Orthodox Women’s Leadership
Todd Berman contributes to the Lehrhaus Symposium on the recent OU statement regarding female clergy.
Making Expertise Available to Women: A Programmatic Agenda for Advanced Torah Study
Rabbi Judah Goldberg offers his suggestions to raise the bar of advanced Torah study for women.
Site Operations and Technology by The Berman Consulting Group.