David Irving Sticks to His Script
Sixteen years later, the original “cast members” look back at the famous trial that debunked Holocaust revisionism—and changed their lives.
Author Interview // Jennifer Weiner
What makes great literature? Do Jeffrey Eugenides and Stephen King write beach reads or books worthy of the canon—or both? And where do women writers fit in? One of the biggest advocates for breaking down barriers between popular and critically revered books is a writer whose trademark is creating quirky Jewish women who worry about their weight and eventually find true love—and themselves in the process.
A Matter of Dreams
The education revolution among Bedouin women has opened up opportunities previous generations could never have imagined. But tribal traditions that limit their freedom—including polygamy—still prevail.
Q&A: Naomi Tsur on Women in Jerusalem Politics
Naomi Tsur spent five years as a third-string deputy to Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, responsible for the ancient city’s urban planning and environmental sustainability files.
But...
Meet the Maharats: Questions for Rori Picker Neiss
Last week, Moment published interviews with two graduates of Yeshivat Maharat, the first school to train Orthodox female clergy. Today, Moment speaks with fellow classmate...
Meet the Maharats: Questions for Rachel Kohl Finegold
Yesterday, Moment published an interview with Ruth Balinsky Friedman, who will graduate next month from the first school to train Orthodox female clergy. Today, Moment...
Meet the Maharats: Questions for Ruth Balinsky Friedman
In June the inaugural class of Yeshivat Maharat, the first institution to train Orthodox women as spiritual leaders and halakhic authorities, will graduate. The three...
From the Back of the Bus to Segregated Beaches at Brandeis University
This weekend marked the fifth annual Gender and Human Rights lecture and conference at Brandeis University. Named for Diane (Dina) Markowicz, a student with a...
Do 1 Rabba, 2 Rabbis and 1 Yeshiva = a New Denomination?
As mainstream Orthodoxy moves to the Right,
a liberal faction gains momentum
The audience watches with rapt attention as Sara Hurwitz, a slim woman in a demure...
The Madeleine Effect
Madeleine Albright became secretary of state in 1997. Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton followed.
Has foreign policy become women’s work?
There’s a story Madeleine Albright likes to...
Naomi Ragen: An Orthodox Woman on the Bima
Our columnist leaves her comfort zone and accepts an aliyah for the first time.
Letty Cottin Pogrebin: Does Birth Control Trump Israel?
Republicans have made Israel their wedge issue. Democrats should make women’s rights theirs.