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Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Jewish women and women’s issues.

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Becoming More Jewish — In Mexico

I recently spent several weeks studying Spanish in Guanajuato. It’s an important historical city in central Mexico, where influential mines once stood and where the first battle of the Mexican War of Independence took place. Guanajuato is also a predominately Catholic city; my host family had large paintings of Catholic saints, ornate crosses and other…

By Rachel Cohen Feb 4, 2013 | 3 min read
Life
Single Ladies Can’t Catch a Break

Oh, so much to react to in this New York Times story about women who spend years planning their weddings before meeting their grooms! First, the mixture of recognition and horror. I’ve always had ideas about the kind of wedding I’d like. Friends’ nuptials as well as ads in magazines have given me examples to…

By Johnna Kaplan Feb 3, 2013 | 3 min read
Life
Bye Bye, Liz Lemon

After seven seasons, “30 Rock” ends tonight on NBC. During its tenure, the show dropped Jewish references like mad, ranging from a crack about Monica Lewinsky joining JDate to contract negotiations that include “a 15% raise, a two-pic guarantee from Universal and time off for every Jewish holiday, no matter how ridiculous.” And of course,…

By Esther D. Kustanowitz Jan 31, 2013 | 4 min read
Life
The Rabba Revolution Continues

Three years ago this month, Rabba Sara Hurwitz made history in the Jewish world by becoming the first publicly ordained female rabbi in the Orthodox community. Since then, the 35-year-old mother of three has been working as Dean of Yeshivat Maharat, an institution dedicated to training women Orthodox clergy, as well as working as Rabba…

By Elana Sztokman Jan 31, 2013 | 4 min read
Life
31, Jewish and Nowhere To Go

The synagogue nearest to my new house is the second-oldest in Los Angeles. Recessed from the street in the largely Hispanic neighborhood of Highland Park, it’s so small that it nearly looks like a house — albeit one with lovely stained glass windows. The Rabbi, who used to be a dancer, seems to have brought…

By Rachel Rosmarin Jan 31, 2013 | 3 min read
Life
When Do We Become ‘Women?’

When do you become a woman? As in, someone that your friend or colleague actually refers to as a “woman.” It is is certainly not after your Bat Mitzvah (will get back to that later), nor is it when you graduate from high school, or even college. Today, the age of a woman who most…

By Elissa Strauss Jan 30, 2013 | 3 min read
Life
When Women Hate On Women

I’m not really sure how else to put this, but Janine Kovac, you are my worst nightmare. Your claim — that women who know they want kids but don’t have them yet because they feel unready are cowardly and selfish — is the most pernicious of attacks. But I suspect you’re already aware of this….

By Chanel Dubofsky Jan 28, 2013 | 2 min read
Breaking News
Israel Orders Review of Controversial Birth Control Program for Ethiopian Women

Israel’s Health Ministry has ordered doctors to review how they prescribe a birth control drug, after accusations it was being used to control the population of Ethiopian immigrants. Suspicions that Ethiopian women had been coerced into receiving Depo-Provera arose in Israeli media a few years ago and most recently in a TV documentary linking the…

By Reuters Jan 28, 2013 | 2 min read

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