Orthodox women activists are pledging to withhold sex from their husbands as they escalate a public campaign to help one of their own obtain a religious divorce from her husband after four years of ...

A wife testified Thursday that a bill would free women “trapped” in Jewish marriages, but her husband blasted it as a constitutional and religious violation. The legislation “releases captives,” said ...

Then on Monday night, just as the lights of Chanukah were growing dim, I was invited to a Ishay Ribo concert for women at the ...

(RNS) — Jessica Roda's new book explores how women in Haredi communities are embracing and creating digital arts tailored to the gender-segregated world of women. (RNS) — The world of Haredi Jews is ...

“I can’t continue to work with those who don’t see me in the same light, as someone deserving of love and respect,” writes the executive director of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. (JTA) — I am ...

When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit ...

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Over the years, many of the young Orthodox women studying at the Midreshet Lindenbaum seminary yearned to join a combat unit in the Israeli army but knew that staying religiously ...

An Orthodox Jewish woman is chronicling her search for “modest clothing” at popular department stores. “I’m an Orthodox Jew. I only wear shirts that cover my elbows and skirts and dresses that cover ...

Life goes on in a vibrant Greater Manchester neighbourhood after a plan for an attack was thwarted ...