Rebecca Borison

“The Rebbetzin” Unveiled (A Bit)

By Rebecca Borison March 31, 2013

Should a Modern Orthodox woman wear a skirt or pants? Should she eat vegetarian at a non-Kosher restaurant? Should she go to frat parties on Shabbat? To answer questions like these, one woman, who calls herself “The Rebbetzin,” started a blog a couple weeks ago called Frum in Skinny Jeans. While “The Rebbetzin” would like…

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A Mechitza Runs Through It: ‘Partnership Minyans’ Arrive on Campus

By Rebecca Borison February 4, 2013

Students trickle into a cozy room. Boys walk to the farther side, and girls sit in the closer side. A mechitza [partition] runs down the middle. Everyone opens up his or her siddur and prepares for Kabbalat Shabbat as a female student walks up to the bima [stage] and starts the Yedid Nefesh prayer. This…

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People of the Book, Not the Nook

By Rebecca Borison January 24, 2013

It’s sundown on Friday, and I have just turned off my laptop. I walk downstairs to light the Shabbat candles, and I prepare myself for 25 hours without technology. After a nice Shabbat dinner, I retreat to a warm and cozy couch. I settle in with a book in one hand and a magazine in the…

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