Featured News of 2018

Rocker, Simon. “Orthodox Feminist Organisation Jofa UK Announces New Additions, Including American Rabba.” The JC, 10 December 2018.

Fisher, Alyssa. “A New Voice Within the Orthodox Clergy.” The Forward, December 2018.

“LimmudBoston to Showcase Judaism in Newton.” WickedLocal, 20 November 2018.

Palmer, Joanne. “Meet Marianne Novak.” The Jewish Standard, 15 November 2018.

Naumann, Marie. “Tradition and Revolution: Female Spiritual Leadership.” Jewish Museum Berlin, 5 November 2018.

Schoenfeld, Dr. Devorah. “To Defeat Virulent Anti-Semitism, We Must Understand Its Theological Roots.” The Daily News, 2 November 2018.

Goldberg Winer, Emily. “Getting up From the Table: Reflections From Pittsburgh.” The New York Jewish Week, 31 October 2018.

Dresner, Stacey. “Leading the Way.” Connecticut Jewish Ledger, 8 August 2018.

Zigelhboim, Selah Maya. “Rabbanit to Start Orthodox Synagogue in Philadelphia.” Jewish Exponent, 8 August 2018.

“Ordained Orthodox Woman Announces Plans to Open Her Own Synagogue.” The New York Jewish Week, 31 July 2018.

Zauzmer, Julie. “In a Break With Tradition, Orthodox Jewish Women Are Leading Synagogues.” The Washington Post, 28 July 2018.

Brawer, Rabba Dina. “This Is What an Orthodox Woman Looks Like- Rabba Dina Brawer’s Speech to the JOFA Dinner.” The JC, 15 July 2018.

Rocker, Simon. “Meet the New Feminist Faces of Orthodoxy.” The JC, 15 July 2018.

Feldman, Ari. “New Orthodox Prayer Book Made With Women in Mind.” The Forward, 22 June 2018.

Rocker, Simon. “UK’s First Orthodox Woman Rabbi Pledges to Be Role Model to Women and Girls.” The JC, 22 June 2018.

Snead, Florence. “The First British Woman Has Been Ordained as an Orthodox Rabbi.” iNews, 19 June 2018.

Halpern, Avigayil. “Maharat Grads Look Past ‘Rabba’ Row.” The New York Jewish Week, 12 June 2018.

Kissilef, Beth. “How One Faith Group Fights Sex Abuse — One School at a Time.” The Forward, 6 June 2018.

David, Karen and Weinstein, Jessica. “Smashing the Glass Ceiling.” The JC, 24 May 2018.

“Ex-Hasidic Woman Becomes Britain’s First Orthodox Female Rabbi.” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 10 May 2018.

Berrin, Danielle. “An Orthodox Woman in the Time of #MeToo.” Jewish Journal, 9 May 2018.

London, Eryn. “Reckoning With My Power as a Rabbi.” The New York Jewish Week, 8 May 2018.

London, Eryn. “The Holy Language Is Meant for Women.” The New York Jewish Week, 6 May 2018.

Rocker, Simon. “Women Encouraged to Study Talmud With Launch of International Day of Learning.” The JC, 2 May 2018.

Cohen, Rabbi Atara. “A Jewish Theology of Depression.” The Lehrhaus, 26 April 2018.

Simmonds, Lindsay. “A Female Ordination: British Orthodox Jewish Women and the Global Community.” London School of Economics Blog, 24 April 2018.

Sales, Ben. “How Washington, D.C. Got a Bunch of New Kosher Restaurants.” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 13 April 2018.

Wolfson, Rina. “Dina Brawer: From Rebbetzin to Rabbi.” The JC, 30 March 2018.

“Women Making History: Interview With Rabba Sara Hurwitz.” 1010Wins, 28 March 2018.

Cooper, Marilyn. “What Is the Meaning of God Today?” Moment Magazine, 22 March 2018.

Scott, Becky. “Mayim Bialik: ‘Women Are Ready to Be Orthodox Spiritual Leaders.’” The Forward, 15 March 2018.

“Leading the Pack.” Tablet, 15 March 2018.

Friedman, Maharat Ruth. “Who Is the Real Hero of Purim? In the #MeToo Era, We Should Reconsider the Bible’s Female Icons.” The Washington Post, 28 February 2018.

“Temple Emunah to Hold Inclusion Sabbath.” Wicked Local Arlington, 20 February 2018.

Hurwitz, Rabba Sara. “Female Orthodox Clergy in the 21st Century.” The Forward, 13 February 2018.

Berger, Judy. “Jen Vegh Joins Yeshivat Maharat Team.” The Jewish Link of Bronx, Westchester, and Connecticut, 8 February 2018.

Dreyfus, Hannah. “After New OU Ruling, ‘Business as Usual’ at Orthodox Women’s Rabbinical School.” The New York Jewish Week, 7 February 2018.

Noonan, Ari. “OU Decision on Women Clergy Draws Controversy.” Jewish Journal, 2 February 2018.

Sales, Ben. “Orthodox Union Will Not Penalize Synagogues That Already Have Women Clergy.” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 31 January 2018.

Nathaz-Kazis, Josh. “Orthodox Group Won’t Boot Synagogues With Female Clergy — Yet.” Forward, 31 January 2018.

Tabachnick, Toby. “Jewish Learning For ‘Everyone’ Starts Second Season in Pittsburgh.” Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, 17 January 2018.

Maltz, Judy. “It Started as a Joke: Only Women Could Fix the ‘Mess in the Middle East’.” Haaretz, 4 January 2018.

“The Covenant Foundation Announces $1.6 Million in New Grants to Be Disbursed in 2018.” The Covenant Foundation, 4 January 2018.

“The Covenant Foundation Announces $1.6 Million in New Grants.” eJewish Philanthropy, 4 January 2018.

“Women’s Fund to Honor Founders.” Atlanta Jewish Times, 3 January 2018.