The Upcoming Orthodox Feminist Smorgasbord

By Talia Weisberg December 4, 2013

Every few years, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) convenes a conference where feminists get together and discuss gender issues within the Jewish community. The next conference will take place on December 7-8 at John Jay College in New York. I’ll be there, and so should you!   I’ll be going because I will be a speaker…

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Israeli border security detain Harvard students; interfaith marriage; sharing an ex-frum story; and more. [Required Reading]

By John Propper March 16, 2012

Israeli security detain Harvard students… wait, what? [The Harvard Crimson] 55 Harvard students were detained Tuesday by Israeli border security during a trip to the West Bank. The students were visiting a Palestinian town. Afterwards, the trip’s guide was apparently arrested. And for what? That’s all a bit unclear. The Harvard Crimson reports: “‘There was…

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