Women

Confessions of an SJF

by Diane Faber Veitzer

I may lack a husband and children, but that's no reason for self-pity.

Girl Power?

by Judy Gruen

How the media is damaging the self-esteem of young girls.

Divine Face

by Goldy Rosenberg

Can any woman measure up to the models in Vogue?

Henny's Secret

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

There is no limit to how much love and compassion can emanate from one human heart.

Banishing Barbie

by Chaya Rivkah Jessel

Although often at ideological loggerheads, both feminism and traditional Judaism share a common goal -- upholding and ensuring the dignity of women.

Having It All

by Stacey Barell Steinberg

"Yes, you can have it all, but you can never have it all at once."

Too Modest for TV?

by Wendy Shalit

An author finds herself at the frontlines of a new generational battle.

Women Deserve Better

by Emuna Braverman

It's long past time for women to stand up for who we truly are.

Date with Myself

by Sara Debbie Gutfreund

A busy mother goes on a solo vacation and finds answers to some tough questions.

Goodbye to the Children I Never Had

by Leah Aaronson

How can I say goodbye when I never even had the chance to really say hello?

The I of the Beholder

by Sarah Shapiro

How can we get free of the petty tyrannies of our own female vanity?

Cleaning Queen

by Dina Coopersmith

What I learned from my Israeli cleaning lady.

The Non-Jewish World of Disney

by Lori Palatnik

A Jewish princess does not wait for her prince.

Taking the Spiritual Dive

by Mindy McLees

Mikvah for the thoroughly modern woman

Seeking the Sacred Feminine

by Aliza Bulow

The Da Vinci Code gets Judaism's view of the Sacred Feminine all wrong.

In My Boots

by Lieutenant Junior Grade Laurie Zimmet, United States Navy

What's a nice Jewish girl like me doing in a place like this?

A House of Hopes

by Chava Willig Levy

Mikvah and motherhood: Frankly, I never thought I'd enter either institution. The barriers to the first were architectural; the barriers to the second, attitudinal.

Born to Carpool

by Riva Pomerantz

On being "just" a mother.

Why Not Me?

by Chaya Lowy

Yes, I too long for a child of my own to hold, but who am I to challenge God and ask 'Why me?'

Mikvah Dreams

by Miriam Sagan

Going to the mikvah became an obsession. I wanted in even if I didn't know why.

A Woman's Choice

by Emuna Braverman

More and more women are choosing to conquer the world by staying home to raise their children.

Power: Public and Private

by Rebbetzin Tzipporah Heller

The feminist movement has failed to recognize another, more subtle form of power: internal power.

Postpartum's Gaping Black Hole

by Denise Blumberg

I had no idea what was happening to me. I only knew that the worst thing in the world was to be conscious.

Feminism and Judaism

by Rebbetzin Tzipporah Heller

Modern Feminism quickly atrophied into "Careerism," which left us with a society in which women's contributions are unrecognized by men and, more painfully, by women themselves.