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Yiddish World Zelda Kahan Newman, translator of Yiddish women’s poetry, has died
In addition to her books on renowned women poets, she wrote linguistic papers on contemporary Hasidic Yiddish
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Opinion On Simchat Torah, women belong in the synagogue
Women’s-only spaces often inadvertently reinforce the idea that women should be hidden away
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Opinion Is Midge Maisel my modern Orthodox neighbor?
The last season of ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ includes much needed observant Jewish visibility
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Yiddish World Looking back on a revolutionary movement to educate Orthodox Jewish girls
Academics are finally recognizing the extraordinary influence of the Bais Yaakov schools
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