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PINK BLOCKS BLUE BLOCKS? ON GENDER IN PRESCHOOL, BODY-SHAMING, AND TEACHING TO TRANSGRESS

Written on December 06, 2015.

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A kindergarten teacher noticed that the block corner in her classroom was completely...

“IMA SHEL SHABBAT” AND OTHER GENDERED MOMENTS IN JEWISH PRESCHOOL

Written on December 06, 2015.

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Guest post By Eve Sacks, originally posted at The Center for Jewish Feminism By Eve...

From Bustle: Are Overprotective Fathers Cute Or Controlling? Why Overprotection Actually Harms Young Women

Written on June 25, 2015.

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From Suzannah Weiss:......I also know women who can testify to the effects of the...

Single-sex versus coeducation -- and other conference topics

Written on June 10, 2014.

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I'll be speaking this week at two great events: “On single-sex versus coeducation in...

חינוך נפרד או חינוך מעורב בנות-בנים?

Written on February 27, 2014.

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תקציר בעברית של הפרק השלישי בספר: Chaya Rosenfeld Gorsetman and Elana Maryles...

On single sex versus coeducation: Unraveling the quagmire

Written on February 25, 2014.

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Are you trying to make sense of all the talk and conflicting research about...

Gender and education at Galus Australis

Written on February 25, 2014.

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One day several years ago, I walked into my year-7 Jewish Studies class with a...

Book event tonight in Givat Zeev!

Written on February 17, 2014.

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בס"ד הנכם מוזמנים לערב עיון בנושא: מגדר וחינוך דתי תפילה, לימוד תורה, צניעות,...

Day Schools Must Keep Up With Society In Gender Equality

Written on February 12, 2014.

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Excerpt from Elana's op-ed in The Jewish Week "When my daughter was in kindergarten,...

On modesty, sexuality, and watching girls' bodies: part 1

Written on February 12, 2014.

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Read an excerpt of our new book , Educating in the Divine Image , at The Eden Center...

Do Jewish schools know how to teach Shabbat in a gender-neutral way?

Written on February 12, 2014.

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Sara Ivry of Tablet Magazine interviewed Elana for the vox-pop about Educating in...

On modesty, sexuality, and watching girls' bodies: part 2

Written on February 12, 2014.

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"One educator admitted that he believed in discussing sexual activity (or rather the...

Cross-dressing in grade school

Written on February 29, 2012.

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Yesterday was “boy-girl” day at my daughter’s school. What does that mean, exactly,...

When the Jewish school asks mothers to get educated about "styling"

Written on November 17, 2011.

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While my son’s religious yeshiva recently invited mothers to an evening of...

Midrash manicures: A new low in girls' Jewish education

Written on November 07, 2011.

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At the risk of creating another line in the sand between feminists, I am going to...

Idea #4: Orthodox Feminist Day Schools

Written on February 04, 2010.

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Feminism has no doubt transformed Orthodoxy over the past three decades. Women have...

A Jewish Nobel Prize Winner's Gift to Girls

Written on October 08, 2009.

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When Professor Ada Yonath, the bubbly, animated scientist with Einstein-like hair as...

Thoughts on 8:01

Written on September 05, 2008.

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I would like to take a moment and question the obvious: why is 8:01 the hour of...

Finding Mrs. Morello

Written on December 10, 2006.

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I did something recently that I should have done years ago: I called Mrs. Morello....