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Israel is mulling a ban on face veils.
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Abstinence-only sex education is dead. Long live abstinence-only sex education?
After an extended court battle, a Brooklyn judge ruled that Amy Neustein — not her older brother — is the rightful owner of her late rabbi father’s home. She characterized the ruling as “a victory for Orthodox Jewish women who refuse to be enslaved and subjugated by patriarchal traditions.”
A new photography exhibit features images of breast cancer survivors from minority groups, including survivors of Ashkenazic Jewish descent.
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