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Are We So Sure of Ourselves?

by Abby Lerner

The very nature of the open and egalitarian spirit of the times in which we live (probably unparalleled in history), as well as the feminist movement itself, have raised many questions and have forced all Orthodox Jews to re-examine themselves and age-old practices.

Abby Lerner teaches at Yeshiva University High School for Girls in New York.

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Posted on 10:06AM October 24, 2004 | (0) Comment(s) | Email This

Public Speaking for Women

by Esther Krauss

Life cycle events are emotional moments in the life of a family. They provide a context in which to express profoundly meaningful and emotional thoughts that otherwise remain unarticulated. They are special occasions for parents, or other relatives and close friends, to publicly express recognition, appreciation, values, hopes, dreams, and sometimes mourning, in a personal way.

Esther Krauss is the principal of Ma'ayanot High School for Girls in Teaneck, NJ.
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Posted on 10:00AM October 24, 2004 | (0) Comment(s) | Email This

Simchat Torah

by Debby Koren Ph.d

While some women find women's tefila groups an alternative to the regular synagogue service, the reality is that the majority do not. Women's tefila groups have not succeeded in becoming pervasive enough to realistically replace the synagogue, and, though I like to participate in such groups, in my own view, they will never replace the synagogue for women.

Debby Koren, Ph.d, is the director of Internet Technologies at RAD Data in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Posted on 9:50AM October 24, 2004 | (0) Comment(s) | Email This

Simchat Bat

by Rabbi Jeffrey Kobrin and Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin

In creating a simchat bat for our daughter Yaira, we wanted to develop a ceremony that was rooted in tradition to the extent possible and that would express the awesome joy we and our families felt at the arrival of this first child and grandchild.

Rabbi Jeffrey Kobrin teaches at the Ramaz School in New York City.
Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin practices law.


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Posted on 9:33AM October 24, 2004 | (0) Comment(s) | Email This

Raising Strong Daughters

by Tobie Brandriss Goodman

How do we raise our daughters to believe that they count in the Orthodox community? How do we convey to them that their spirituality, their intelligence, and their love of Torah are very much valued and encouraged, and that in developing their spiritual lives and knowledge of Torah, they are ensuring a stronger community?

Tobie Brandriss Goodman teaches biology at Hunter College High School in New York City.
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Posted on 9:23AM October 24, 2004 | (0) Comment(s) | Email This

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