Gender

Agunah

Defamation case against agunah dismissed

The judge found that Lonna Ralbag did not defame her ex-husband’s family

Shidduchim

Is "the freezer" broken? Some blame it for the "Shidduch crisis"

Popular Haredi radio show Headlines tackles the issue.

Belz

Report: in a first for Israeli Haredim, Belz implements sexual abuse awareness for boys

The second largest Hasidic group in Israel announced the program in a letter to parents

Gender

Nonprofit apologizes after calling photos in woman’s cookbook inappropriate

The book is by Chanie Apfelbaum, an author from Crown Heights

Gender

Chabad rabbis ban yoatzot – saying only men can rule on matters related to menstruation

“One may not rely on the words of irresponsible women of weak mind,” a Chabad proclamation says.

Williamsburg

Williamsburg fliers push stores to remove non-Jewish women cashiers

Anonymous broadsheets demands male-only cashiers to protect yeshiva boys from “profanity”