March/April 2022

Visitors to Israel may notice that certain street names appear repeatedly in different cities and towns. Among them are leading female figures in Jewish history.

Hadassah’s Power of Purpose Conference featured an array of impressive female entrepreneurs, social activists and health workers.

If Queens Esther and Vashti had opted to hire a fashion designer, they might have picked Donna Leah Goldstein of Miami.

Jewish life is different outside of urban centers, and the rabbis who choose to work in remote, relatively small congregations are a special breed.

The next-generation rabbis are looking for positions in communities “with a strong culture of kindness, equity and social justice.”

From scholarship to spirituality, women reshape Jewish leadership.

The 'Four Firsts' ordained in their respective denominations weigh challenges to the Jewish community.

In May 2021, Shira Marili Mirvis officially began to lead Shirat HaTamar, a vibrant 42-family synagogue in Efrat. She is believed to be the only woman in Israel…

This Purim, let's join Queens Esther and Vashti and the Queen of Sheba as well as a few kings.

Robotic technology helps Hadassah surgeons minimize risk and perform complex, previously risky procedures.

A founding mother of Jewish feminism discusses the profound changes for women in Orthodox Judaism—and what issues remain.

A number of women from the 1920s onward opened the seminary doors for those who followed them into the rabbinate.

Vienna is a multinational city of 1.9 million residents and a focal point for German-speaking culture and international diplomacy.

A showcase of rabbinic achievement, featuring 24 women who redefined Jewish leadership.

Fed up with policies that remove women’s images from publications, a number of Orthodox women are fighting back—with photo shoots!

Mystery, romance and strong female characters as well as an in-depth look into Nazi-looted art make Lisa Barr's latest a page-turner that educates as it entertains.

Featuring Rabbis Sally Priesand, Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, Amy Eilberg and Sara Hurwitz, all of whom made history by becoming the first ordained rabbis in their denominations.

Part thriller and part historical fiction, the novel follows journalist Jules Roth as she tracks down a masterpiece stolen by the Nazis.