Center for Women's Justice
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CWJ is an Israeli NGO defending women's rights whenever they are compromised by the state in the name of religion.
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Susan Weiss Center for Women's Justice: Another year. Another #Purim. And we still haven’t solved the “problem” of the #agunah. And we probably never will. Here are 3 reasons: marginalization, reification & polarization. blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-we-have-no… #Rabbinate #agunot
New Podcast Episode 17: Resilience after the Unspeakable Esther Markus, social worker & therapist from Kibbutz Alumim, on her experience on Oct. 7, her work and the tragic story of her husband’s death. 🎧Listen👉bit.ly/CWJpod17 Hosted by Rivkah Lubitch Scott Kahn of JCH
Special thanks to Susan Weiss and Rivkah Lubitch from Center for Women's Justice for the kind invitation. I recently spoke with them about my personal experience in Israel, the Hamas #October7th attacks that triggered the war in Gaza, and about human rights in indeed challenging times.
New Podcast🎙: Modern Midrashim by Women in the Wake of October 7 with Tamar Biala, Part 1. Jewish studies scholar & HBI Research Associate, Tamar Biala is the editor of DIRSHUNI: CONTEMPORARY WOMEN’S MIDRASH, a Brandeis University Press publication in the HBI Series on Jewish Women.
In recent years, women have adopted the custom of mikveh (ritual bath) immersion on the eve of Yom Kippur. At @timesofisrael Rivkah Lubitch reviews CWJ's role in ensuring that every woman can access a public mikveh according to her religious beliefs. blogs.timesofisrael.com/women-know-you…