Phyllis Chesler

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Jan 18, 2019, 3:37 PM

The Women’s March is a con job

Illustrative. A Jewish marcher holds a sign proclaiming, 'Justice, justice shall you pursue,' during the Women's March on Washington, DC, January 21, 2017. (Rebecca Stoil/Times of Israel)

Its leaders ignore sexual harassment, domestic violence, and reproductive rights -- not to mention anti-Semitism

Feb 5, 2016, 1:48 AM

Setting the record straight: Women of the Wall

On how Anat Hoffman betrayed the original Women of the Wall and their desire to pray at the Kotel

Apr 20, 2014, 6:02 AM

Would Halevi have banished Spinoza? Turned Rushdie over?

Yossi Klein Halevi's defense of Brandeis's decision to cancel an honor for Ayaan HIrsi Ali is indefensible

Nov 7, 2013, 3:03 AM

Sh’ma Yisrael: Our Inalienable Rights as Jews and as Women

The Jewish Federations of North America are holding their two day meeting in Jerusalem this Sunday and Monday, November 10-11. There is one panel which deals with Women of the Wall, but the panelists chosen are all in favor of...

Oct 30, 2013, 5:33 PM

We are not bound by Anat Hoffman’s negotiations with Minister Bennett

On October 30, 2013, the Statement below was sent to Minister of Religion Naftali Bennett by the current activists and supporters of Women of the Wall to clarify that the current Board of WOW does not represent all Jewish...

Oct 18, 2013, 8:51 PM

Agreeing to sit at the back of the bus

Accepting the Robinson's Arch compromise betrays WoW's struggle to have the Kotel be a sacred site for ALL the Jewish people

Oct 10, 2013, 10:18 PM

The Unwavering Dream of Women of the Wall

Earlier today, on October 10th,2013, 6 Heshvan, this statement was issued by Women of the Wall (WOW) in Jerusalem and in the Diaspora. It clearly states that WOW is not going to compromise for a site that is not...

Aug 27, 2013, 1:30 AM

What Is It About “Pluralism” That Drives Good Jews Crazy?

By Phyllis Chesler Why are religious Jews either so passionately in favor of or so opposed to the word “pluralism?” Indeed, why do Jews allow their sometimes justified fears and strong emotions to cloud all reason? On August 25th-August 26th, for 24...

Jul 10, 2013, 6:11 PM

Excluding Women from the Ezrat Nashim is a Crime Before God

I have just read through the many comments in response to my piece “Mean Girls at the Western Wall.” I want to thank so many people for reading my words. I have heard from some people privately as well. Please...

Jul 9, 2013, 10:52 PM

“Mean Girls” at the Western Wall

Yesterday, the Women of the Wall (WOW), tried to pray at Jerusalem’s Western Wall but were met, instead, with a solid wall of female hatred. Thousands of ultra-Orthodox (haredi) high school girls and women cursed, jeered, and blew whistles...

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About Me

Phyllis Chesler, Ph.D is an emerita professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies and the author of 18 books, including the landmark classic “Women and Madness” (1972); “Mothers on Trial (1986); Woman’s Inhumanity to Woman” (2002), “An American Bride in Kabul (2013), and “A Politically Incorrect Feminist”(2018). She is a co-founder of the Association for Women in Psychology (1969), the National Women’s Health Network (1974) and the International Committee for Women of the Wall (1989).