The Maccabeats Are Back–With a Halachic Prenup
Everyone's favorite Jewish a cappella group is back--and this time,they're educating teens and adults about what a halachic prenup is--in an effort to end domestic abuse.The group partnered… with Jewish Women International (a Jewish organization working to end violence against women and girls) as part of the Get Smart Project,a JWI initiative to end the issue of "chained women" or agunot,who are refused a halachic divorce,or "get" by their husbands.The song is aptly titled "Sign that Form," which is set to the…>> Read MoreTalking To My Son & Daughter About Navigating Gender Stereotypes
When my daughter turned 6 recently,we discussed stereotypes because of the toys she was receiving.But this wasn't because she was receiving stereotypically girly items.In fact,the opposite: my… husband and I deliberately got her a toy from Goldieblox,a company that designs toys to teach engineering to girls.She loved it.As we built the first part,she kept marveling how this truly was meant for girls,because it had girl dolls (an engineer and a computer genius) that came with it.My…>> Read MoreJudge Finally Resigned Over Comment at Rape Trial: ‘Why Couldn't You Just Keep Your Knees Together?'
Remember that Canadian federal judge who asked a rape victim in court why she couldn't "just keep your knees together"?Well,he finally resigned yesterday,after a judicial panel published a… report calling for him to be removed from office.So,basically,he had no choice.This all happened back in 2014 when Justice Robin Camp of the Alberta Federal Court belittled the 19-year-old woman,during trial,often saying how she could have done more to defend herself or stop the rape from happening at all--as if it's a woman's…>> Read MoreThe New York Times Apologizes for Stupidly Asking ‘How Vital Are Women?'
Asking how vital women are is like asking how vital oxygen is.It's not only a redundant question,but it's really offensive.If you don't think it's offensive,well,then,you probably want to stop… reading this--and maybe start rethinking how women have shaped the world (and you know,gave birth to you).The Women's Marches that took place this past Saturday were,and still are,an obvious indicator that women,like any human breathing air on this planet,are vital to life in general.In Washington D.C.alone,about 485,000…>> Read MoreHome Delivery
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