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Israeli High Court Affirms Women’s Rights to Serve in Combat
Israel’s High Court ruled last week that the Israel Defense Forces must grant equal opportunity to women and men in all combat roles.
In an opinion piece published on the website of Channel 12 News, Penina Sharvit Baruch, the chair of Hadassah Foundation grant recipient Forum Dvorah, called the ruling “an important milestone.” Forum Dvorah filed an amicus curia (friend of court) brief in ...
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News and Time-Sensitive Opportunities from U.S. Grant Recipients
Mark your calendar! Two of our U.S.-based grant recipients, Moving Traditions and Jewtina y Co. are offering opportunities for Jewish women and girls with fast-approaching deadlines. In other news, U.S.-based grant recipient, Jewish Women International, has just released an important study about young American Jewish women's experiences and needs in the aftermath of October 7. Learn more ...
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Beyond the War: Critical Issues Facing Israeli Women
Days before Hadassah Foundation staff and board were scheduled to depart for an Israel mission, we hosted a small kick-off Zoom briefing with journalist and filmmaker Anat Saragusti, journalist and media analyst Kholod Massalha, and law professor Yofi Tirosh. To prepare for meetings and site visits with more than 15 Israel-based grant recipients, we sought diverse perspectives on challenges ...
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A Seat at the Seder Table — and the Decision-Making Table
Once upon a time, women did most of the cooking, cleaning, and serving for the Passover seder, while the men dominated the reading and discussion of the Hagaddah.
Thankfully, modern seder tables tend to be more equitable, with women contributing to and often leading the conversation. But too many other tables where critical decisions are made continue to exclude women. That is ...
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Why Israeli Grantees Oppose a New Law Expanding Rabbinical Courts’ Power
This week, at a late-night session while Israel was under missile attack, the Knesset passed a law giving all-male rabbinical courts the power to arbitrate in civil matters. (It already had power to rule in marriage and divorce cases.) Several Hadassah Foundation grant recipients, including the Rackman Center for the Advancement of the Status of Women and Israel Women's Network (IWN), fought ...
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