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Sep 22, 2016, 6:54 AM

Is “partnership minyan” an oxymoron?

How men supporting women's participation in shul creates a paradigm shift in what 'Jewish community' is all about

Feb 26, 2016, 12:56 AM

The Naked Truth

Lists are very useful in certain circumstances, such as grocery shopping or remembering what has to be accomplished on a given day. However, sometimes they are less useful. For example, when someone is quizzing you suspiciously and unnecessarily about...

Feb 14, 2016, 8:24 PM

Can’t Pray With Them. Can’t Pray Without Them.

W: Dear Men. We are Jewish women. We would like to pray to HaShem. We want to praise Him and His creation and thank Him and ask for blessings for ourselves and for you, and for our children and...

Nov 4, 2015, 8:00 PM

Crazy Radicals Are Ruining Orthodox Judaism

There is a particular group of crazy radicals, who are making chiddushim -- dangerous, new innovations -- based on their own opinions of social engineering. These people are disregarding centuries of Jewish traditions, and are changing -- and destroying -- the traditional role...

Jun 12, 2015, 10:08 AM

Jewish leadership’s first epic fail: Parshat Shelach

Parshat Shelach recounts one of the biggest disasters in Jewish history -- the Jewish people’s initial rejection of the Land of Israel. The land of Israel was the place God chose for the Jewish people to introduce the concepts of...

Jun 4, 2015, 2:10 AM

Jewish women: We withdraw our consent

Men may not continue to worship and learn as if women’s cries are unworthy of response

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About Me

Jennifer Kotzker Geretz grew up in Pensacola, Florida and currently lives in West Orange, New Jersey with her husband, Rabbi Daniel Geretz, and her children. Jennifer is a first year rabbinical student at Yeshivat Maharat, the first and only institution in the United States to ordain Orthodox women as clergy.