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Why Women Don’t Go to Shul

Hadassah Levy — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:35:33 +0000

There has recently been a spate of articles online about the experiences of women in synagogues. Rivkah Lambert Adler wrote about her frustration at the inferior seating available to women in shul. The women’s section is generally much smaller than the men’s, the chairs are sometimes less comfortable and the position of the women’s section [...]

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Stop Telling People How to Use Facebook

Hadassah Levy — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:35:28 +0000

You know who you are. The people that are constantly telling others what they should and should not post on Facebook, and how they should post it. Some object to discussions of food, babies or politics. Others don’t like too many pictures or memes. Still others complain about Facebook users who post only about their [...]

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Women at the Wall

Hadassah Levy — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:43:37 +0000

With all this recent talk of Women of the Wall, I have been reflecting on the experiences of women at the Western Wall in general. Whenever I find myself in the Old City, I make a trip to the Kotel. Mincha, a few chapter of Tehillim and some quiet reflection before backing up all the [...]

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