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Welcome to JewFem.com!

Your source for news and insights about gender in Jewish life

2015-elana-sztokman-author-writer-jewish-feminist.jpgJewFem.com offers you news, information and insights about gender and feminism in your Jewish life. The site was created by the award-winning writer Dr. Elana Maryles Sztokman, a leading expert in gender inclusion in Jewish life. Read about her award-winning books.

Elana writes, speaks and consults with Jewish organizations and individuals around the world on how to advance gender inclusion.

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to see how she can help you create more gender inclusion in your community.

Would you like to invite Elana to come speak, or to help your organization or community think about gender issues? This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Listen to Elana talk about her books

Elana talks with Sara Ivry of Vox Tablet about her book "Educating in the Divine Image: Gender Issues in Orthodox Jewish Day Schools".

Elana talks with Gabrielle Birkner of The Forward about her book "The Men's Section" and her vision of gender in Jewish education.

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Latest News

Arutz Sheva: Talia Kohen interviews Elana Sztokman about women in the upcoming elections in Israel
Talia Kohen interviews Elana Sztokman about women in Israeli politics in advance of the upcoming elections in Israel, Part 1 and Part 2 below. And please share your comments and fe...
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The JewFem Blog

Elana Sztokman
Elana Sztokman
28 January 2018
Why Does Michael Oren Think American Jewish Democrats Need 'Conversion Therapy'? @Haaretz with Heather Stone
by Heather Stone  and Elana Sztokman  Michael Oren is an observant guy. The former Israeli Ambassador to the United States and current deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Office recently noticed that many p...
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Elana Sztokman
Elana Sztokman
28 January 2018
Mike Pence’s Israel Trip Was An Affront To Women: @TheForward
Women were segregated at the Western Wall this week. During Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to the Kotel, female journalists were relegated to the back. The segregation came not during a religious event but rather duri...
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Elana Sztokman
Elana Sztokman
04 January 2018
"God Bless Trump" signs litter Jerusalem: At the Scribe
“God Bless Trump!” read the placards and signs all over Jerusalem. A three-story poster in this exuberant praise of the current American president hangs a few meters from my son’s dorm room in the center of town. He can ...
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Elana Sztokman
Elana Sztokman
03 January 2018
Supermarket bill marks another victory of radical orthodoxy on Israeli culture
Politics in Israel reached a new low this week when ultra-Orthodox lawmakers were so desperate to pass a bill that they tried to drag grieving Knesset member Yehuda Glick from alongside his wife’s fresh grave in order to...
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Elana Sztokman
Elana Sztokman
26 December 2017
That time the rabbi nearly made the study hall collapse -- or Talmudic lessons in compassion
That time the rabbi nearly made the study hall collapse -- or Talmudic lessons in compassion
I gave my first session in Talmud this week at HUC, in my Introduction to Talmud class with Rabbi Alona Lisitsa. Even though I have learned this passage many times over the years, I read it with new eyes. Would love to h...
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