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Jewish Gender Issues

Survey: Shocking Gender Inequality In Jewish Salaries

Posted 01.25.2012 | Religion
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This article first appeared in The Jewish Daily Forward. By Jane Eisner and Maia Efrem The Forward The Forward’s third annual survey of 76 na...

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'Women Of The Wall' Gather For Service (PHOTOS)

Zachary A. Bennett | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
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Zachary A. Bennett

Women of the Wall is a group of women who hold group prayer, wrap tefillin, and wear prayer shawls at the Wall. The group even brought a Torah inside the gates of the Wall, an illegal act.

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How The Torah Is Pro-Women

Rabbi Adam Jacobs | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
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Rabbi Adam Jacobs

There is a common (and unfortunate) misconception in the world at large that the Torah is anti-woman. The reality is that a simple examination of the actual text and a little research into some of the major commentaries reveal just the opposite.

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