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Jun 17, 2020 · CNN — Based on the true story of Deborah Feldman, a Jewish woman who left the Satmar community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in search of a new life, the hit Netflix series “Unorthodox” has...
Women are exempt from many mitzvot (commandments) and cannot become rabbis. In some Orthodox communities, women do not study Talmud. But feminism — combined with stronger Jewish education for Orthodox girls — has left many Orthodox women (and men) dissatisfied with traditional gender roles and restrictions.
Jun 23, 2021 · Yet, even the most traditional of Orthodox Jews have come to recognize that modern conditions have necessitated that girls and young women in America receive a more extensive Jewish education than their mothers and grandmothers had.
Many Modern Orthodox Jewish women and Modern Orthodox rabbis sought to provide more Jewish education for women. Modern Orthodox communities promote women's secular education. A few Modern Orthodox Synagogues have women serving as clergy, including Gilah Kletenik at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun.
Modern Orthodox Judaism (also Modern Orthodox or Modern Orthodoxy) is a movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to synthesize Jewish values and the observance of Jewish law with the modern world. Modern Orthodoxy draws on several teachings and philosophies, and thus assumes various forms.
Dec 14, 2021 · News. More Orthodox Jewish women are ordained; change is uneven. (RNS/AP) — While the larger Reform and Conservative Jewish movements have ordained women rabbis for decades, the...
Dec 14, 2021 · Orthodox Jewish women’s leadership is growing – and it’s not all about rabbis. Published: December 14, 2021 8:28am EST. Opportunities are expanding for Orthodox Jewish women to...
