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SOLUTIONS TO THE AGUNAH PROBLEM: BARRIERS AND BACKLASH

By Ruth Halperin-Kaddari This article comes from a place of frustration and pain. I am afraid I do not bring a message of optimism. On the contrary, my article stems ...

Sukkot

The Sukkah—A Temporary Fortress

By Mia Diamond Padwa [1] Chag-ha-Sukkot, the holiday of Sukkot, as it appears in the Torah, is grouped with two distinctly different clusters of holidays. On the one hand, it ...

Idana GoldbergWedding

My Wedding: The Choices I Made

By Idana Goldberg “Ani mekabelet tabaat zu, v’hareini mekudeshet lecha kedat moshe v’Yisrael, I accept this ring and I am thereby sanctified to you according to the laws of Moses ...

Blu GreenbergMarriage

From Our President Modern Marriage, the Jewish Way

By Blu Greenberg So this is our June bridal issue. And why not, for as Orthodox feminists we have a lot to say about marriage and all that it should ...