Featured News of 2021

Lazar Price, Daphne. “Raising Feminist Sons.” The Times of Israel, 3 November 2021.

Steinkopf-Frank, Hannah. “Women Rabbis in France Carve Their Own Path.” Religion Unplugged, 1 November 2021.

Baur, Joe. “2 Years After the Synagogue Attack in Halle, Germany, Young Jews Gather to Turn Mourning into Activism.” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 2 October 2021.

Judah, Jacob. “The Rabbi Working to Get More Women in Leadership Roles in Great Britain’s Orthodox Community.” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 17 September 2021.

Feinberg, Tali. “The Hidden, Holy Lives of Orthodox Jewish Women.” South African Jewish Report, 2 September 2021.

Hurwitz, Rabba Sara. “Letting Go and Holding on: Simone Biles and Moshe Rabbeinu.” The Times of Israel Blogs, 2 August 2021.

Rogelberg, Sasha. “Mikveh Israel Has First Women’s Eicha Reading.” Jewish Exponenet, 22 July 2021.

Kaltmann, Nomi. “The Changing Face of the Rabbinate.” Religion & Politics, 20 July 2021.

Kutzik, Jordan. “The Yiddish Professor and Female Orthodox Rabbi Sharing Yiddish Children’s Literature With the World.” The Forward, 20 July 2021.

Kohane, Rabbanit Michal. “Blue, White, and Orange, Still.” The Times of Israel Blogs, 18 July 2021.

Hurwitz, Rabba Sara. “The Tide Has Turned.” The Times of Israel Blogs, 12 July 2021.

Frazer, Jenni. “EXCLUSIVE: Female Rabbi Given Back Her Teaching Role at London School of Jewish Studies.” The JC, 6 July 2021.

Hefter, Rabbi Herzl. “Banning Women Rabbis Is Not the Jewish Spirit.” The JC, 1 July 2021.

Jim Joseph Foundation. “Learning With Maharat: A Series on Insights From Leaders in the Field.” The Jim Joseph Foundation, 25 June 2021.

London, ​Rabbi Eryn. “OPINION: The Tragedy of Torah Study.” Jewish News, 18 June 2021.

Shaviv, Miriam. “Orthodox Female Rabbis Deserve More Respect.” The JC, 18 June 2021.

Frazer, Jenni. “UK Teacher Dropped by Orthodox School After She Receives Rabbinical Ordination.” The Times of Israel, 17 June 2021.

BBC Sounds. “Woman’s Hour: Shirley J. Thompson; Female Rabbis; Underwear in Pakistan.” BBC Sounds, 17 June 2021.

Kaltmann, Nomi. “The Changing Face of the Rabbinate.” Tablet Magazine, 8 June 2021.

Forward Staff. “16 Over 61: Meet Zelda Stern.” The Forward, 18 May 2021.

Kaltmann, Nomi. “An Uptick in Women’s Talmud Study – Courtesy of Zoom, Podcasts and Online Tools.” The Forward, 12 April 2021.

Shamash Schneider, ​Rachel. “A Perspective on Creative Connection, Community, and Collaboration in Physically Distant Times.” Jim Joseph Foundation, 8 April 2021.

Jacobs, Ellie. “Religious Divorce Refusal Can Now Be Recognised as a Criminal Offence.” Jewish News, 4 March 2021.

Musleah, Rahel. “What Rabbinic Organizations Are Doing to Address Clergy Sexual Harassment.” Hadassah Magazine, February 2021.

Jim Joseph Foundation. “Maharat: Graduates Meeting the Moment.” Jim Joseph Foundation, 24 February 2021.

Lazar Price, Daphne and Stern, Zelda R. “On Women and Judaism: A Reflection.” The Times of Israel Blogs, 22 February 2021.

Novak, Rabbi Marianne. “The Persistent ‘Ism’ for Orthodox Female Clergy.” The Times of Israel Blogs, 16 February 2021.

Scholten-Gutierrez, Rabba Melissa. “Abortion is a Religious Right.” Atlanta Jewish Times, 16 February 2021.

Jaben-Eilon, Jan. “JWFA Wants to Capture Women’s COVID Stories.” Atlanta Jewish Times, 13 January 2021.

Brawer, Rabba Dina. “With Our New Podcast You Can Pray in Your Own Time and Place.” The JC, 11 January 2021.

Feder, Shira and Friedman, Gabe. “Rabbis in DC and Beyond Rush to Calm Congregants on Edge After a Day of Mob Chaos at the Capitol.” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 6 January 2021.

Kaltmann, Naomi. “Women’s Talmud Study Picks Up During the Pandemic.” Tablet Magazine, 4 January 2021.