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Asnat Barazani: A Woman Rosh Yeshiva!
Asnat Barazani was a trailblazing figure…
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Gluckel of Hamelin: Writing as a Form of Prayer
If you were to step into your local Jewish bookstore on any given day, you’d be overwhelmed by the sheer amount of published memoirs on the shelves. But a few hundred years ago, that was unheard of. And a published memoir of a woman no less? A true rarity. Gluckel bat Leyb, born in Hamburg,
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Freyda, Daughter of the Alter Rebbe: The Balancing Act of Salt
In the Torah, how do we understand salt?..
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Grace Aguilar: Using Writing to Glorify G-d’s Name
The name Grace Aguiler has all but slipped through the slippery hold of history, and perhaps only avid historians are familiar with her life story and works…
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Adina Bar-Shalom: A Pioneer of Charedi Education
Bar-Shalom wants women to feel that they have a choice in their path…
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The Beauty and Practicality of Rachel and Rabbi Akiva’s Story
Like many of the most powerful stories in the Torah, the story of Rachel and Akiva has become romanticized…
