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Elana Maryles Sztokman

Dr. Elana Maryles Sztok­man is for­mer exec­u­tive direc­tor of the Jew­ish Ortho­dox Fem­i­nist Alliance (JOFA). She is the co-author, with Chaya Gorset­man, of Edu­cat­ing in the Divine Image: Gen­der Issues in Ortho­dox Jew­ish Day Schools (The Hadas­sah-Bran­deis Insti­tute, 2013), win­ner of the 2013 Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award in Edu­ca­tion and Jew­ish Iden­ti­ty, author of The Men’s Sec­tion: Ortho­dox Jew­ish Men in an Egal­i­tar­i­an World (Hadas­sah-Bran­deis Insti­tute, 2011), win­ner of the 2012 Nation­al Jew­ish Book Coun­cil Award in Wom­en’s Stud­ies, and author of the forth­com­ing The War on Women in Israel: How Reli­gious Rad­i­cal­ism is Sti­fling the Voice of a Nation (Source­books, 2014).

7 Places Where Reli­gious Rad­i­cal­ism Threat­ens Women’s Well-Being in Israel

10 Inspir­ing Ways That Women Are Fight­ing for Jus­tice in Israel

10 Ways You Can Pro­mote Gen­der Equal­i­ty in Your Local School (co-authored by Chaya Rosen­feld Gorsetman)

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30 Days, 30 Authors: Elana Maryles Sztokman

Cel­e­brate Jew­ish Book Month with #30days30authors! In hon­or of the 90th anniver­sary of Fan­ny Gold­stein’s trib­ute to Jew­ish books in the West End’s branch of the Boston…
Elana Maryles Sztokman
November 29, 2015
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10 Ways You Can Pro­mote Gen­der Equal­i­ty in Your Local School

Ear­li­er this week, Dr. Elana Maryles Sztok­man wrote about sev­en places where reli­gious rad­i­cal­ism threat­ens wom­en’s well-being in Israel and ten inspir­ing ways that…
Elana Maryles Sztokman
May 16, 2014
Essay

10 Inspir­ing Ways That Women Are Fight­ing for Jus­tice in Israel

Ear­li­er this week, Dr. Elana Maryles Sztok­man wrote about sev­en places where reli­gious rad­i­cal­ism threat­ens wom­en’s well-being in Israel. She is the author of the…
Elana Maryles Sztokman
May 14, 2014
Essay

7 Places Where Reli­gious Rad­i­cal­ism Threat­ens Women’s Well-Being in Israel

Dr. Elana Maryles Sztok­man is for­mer exec­u­tive direc­tor of the Jew­ish Ortho­dox Fem­i­nist Alliance (JOFA). She is the author of the forth­com­ing The War on Women in…
Elana Maryles Sztokman
May 13, 2014
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The War on Women in Israel: A Sto­ry of Reli­gious Rad­i­cal­ism and the Women Fight­ing for Freedom
Elana Maryles Sztokman
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Edu­cat­ing in the Divine Image: Gen­der Issues in Ortho­dox Jew­ish Day Schools
Chaya Rosenfeld Gorsetman and Elana Maryles Sztokman
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The Men’s Sec­tion: Ortho­dox Jew­ish Men in an Egal­i­tar­i­an World
Elana Maryles Sztokman

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