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After years of court battles, Israel will allow women to take the exams men take to become rabbis. It is a step toward expanding women's leadership roles in Orthodox Judaism. To be officially ordained ...

After becoming the first Israeli women’s national basketball team to win a European medal, the team reflected on the bond ...

They called themselves the “Women in Red.” Dressed in crimson robes and white caps, they marched with faces downturned in silent protest against Israel’s government in the year before the war in Gaza.

An election that begins by sidelining women will not produce a government that protects women. An election that treats ...

In recent years, Israel’ssports culture has undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from a primarily local pastime into a dynamic arena that draws international interest. This shift is not ...

On Monday, three women sat for an exam — and changed the course of Israeli history. Never before have women been permitted to take the rabbinical exams issued by Israel’s Chief Rabbinate. But thanks ...

(RNS) — Israel’s state rabbinate must open up its rabbinic expertise exams to women, Israel’s supreme court said on Monday (July 14) in a ruling hailed by advocates for pluralism and egalitarianism in ...

The language app Duolingo reported that roughly 296,000 people around the world are studying Yiddish as of this year. An ...

When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit ...

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