Kol isha (the restriction that a woman’s voice must not be heard by men) can be a very hurtful prohibition for a woman who considers singing an important part of her identity. As a dancer, I know that performing publicly is prohibited. But if I were to stop dancing, I would be giving up a [...]
ReadIt’s time to have a conversation with other straight males about the problems we cause ourselves. Let’s be perfectly honest. We are attracted to a woman’s physical appearance. We also live in a society that decries any acknowledgment of this as anti-feminist. We are accused – often correctly – of treating women as objects of [...]
ReadAn Orthodox woman’s level of observance is often determined by the way that she dresses. But is the Orthodox dress code really as clear-cut as people make it out to be? In my local Jewish community, people just look the other way when a woman wears a skirt that is a little too short or [...]
ReadPurim 2011 festivities were kicked off on Saturday night, erev Purim, with Stern College hosting a variety of megillah readings. Stern students could choose between a more traditional, “men reading for women” reading, or an alternative “women reading for women reading.” The latter is becoming increasingly popular and mainstream in Modern Orthodox communities. The women’s [...]
ReadFriendship is not a competition. No medals wait for you at the end of a gossiping match of a prolonged run of whispered outings and allusioned sleepovers of loud inside jokes hurled across every hallowed high school hall. Friendship is not a competition. College is not a competition. No heavenly voice declares to the masses [...]
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