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    mischiefmanager: Sure, there are groups within Orthodoxy that try to combat the rampant sexism within the various Orthodox communities. Have they gotten anywhere? No... more »
    mischiefmanager: Now wait a minute. Saying that you can excuse unequal treatment because of the social mores of 2000 years ago is begging the question. The gender rol... more »
    goodcheapfun: Orthodoxy and misogynism are two sides of the same coin. more »
    penny_lane: YAY!!! i was raised as a conservative jew (my gentile friends always laugh at that because i'm the most politically liberal person they know so for m... more »
    deitybox: Aaaah it's 12:30 am here and I have to go to bed but I'm so excited by this discussion and by religious feminism in general. PM me if you want to talk... more »
    ellaesther: Is she in any way related to the more famous male Hartmans of Jerusalem, by the way? Married to Doniel, for instance? (I think that's how he spells hi... more »
    deitybox: Also, for more info on Shira Hadasha and other minyanim (prayer groups) like it all over the world, see here: www.shirahadasha.com. more »
    ritualtheory: Hartman isn't even the only one doing this in the States. I attended an egalitarian Orthodox service in Cambridge two years ago (sadly, the name of th... more »
    ellaesther: This is one of the best things about Judaism, to my mind: the "ever-evolving Jewish tradition that is rooted in argument, reinterpretation and dissent... more »
    CollegeBookworm: I hadn't heard of this place before, but to be honest, I'm near tears right now. Happy tears, happy tears! I'm recently returned from two weeks in Isr... more »
    deitybox: And see my avatar for my fullest endorsement of Ortho-feminism. more »
    Mkp-hearts-NYC: I love this: "It is not only about women. It is about how we as a community of men and women stand before God." It's right on to frame this in terms ... more »
    deitybox: Go Shira Hadasha! I just went there for Friday night services last week, and it's awesome. It's always packed on both the men's and women's sides. A w... more »
    BeckySharper: Yasher koach! It's about fucking time someone put some cracks in the Orthodox glass ceiling. more »
    funnyface: Good for her. I'm all in favor of those of us in religious traditions working to make them live up to their potential from the inside out. more »
  • #thechosen

    Can One Woman Start An "Orthodox Feminist Revolution?"

    Tova Hartman is challenging some of the tenets of Orthodox Judaism by founding a traditional Orthodox synagogue that allows women unprecedented rights. More »
  • #welcometothedollhouse

    Celebrate The Season: Make A Toy Temple!