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Jewish Feminism
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Women Rabbis: From Regina Jonas to Today's Leaders
The story of women in the rabbinate — from Regina Jonas, murdered in the Holocaust, to Sally Priesand, Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, Amy Eilberg, and today's Orthodox Maharats.
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Bat Mitzvah History: From Judith Kaplan to a Global Tradition
How the bat mitzvah went from one rabbi's radical experiment in 1922 to a near-universal Jewish rite of passage — and why it took decades for the rest of the world to catch up.
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Women of the Wall: The Thirty-Year Fight to Pray
Since 1988, Women of the Wall have fought for the right to pray aloud, wear tallitot, and read Torah at Judaism's holiest site. Their story is one of arrests, court battles, and stubborn faith.
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The Agunah Crisis: Jewish Women Chained by Divorce Law
When a husband refuses to grant a get, his wife becomes an agunah — chained, unable to remarry. The problem is ancient, the suffering is ongoing, and the solutions remain fiercely debated.
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