Why Israel Can’t Risk Sending the Iron Dome to Ukraine
And why the U.S. won’t.
November 8, 2022
The Scholars and Physicians Who Are Bringing the Most Intimate Areas of Jewish Ritual to Social Media
Family purity comes to Instagram, with a sprinkling of humor.
In the past few years, a number of popular accounts have appeared on the photo-sharing platform Instagram that are dedicated to educating a mostly-Orthodox, female audience about the finer points of taharat ha-mishpaḥah (literally, “familial purity”)—a set of halakhic regulations centered around married women’s monthly immersion in mikveh, or ritual bath, and that govern the most private aspects of Jewish life. Some of these accounts are run by physicians who specialize in gynecology and obstetrics; others by yo’atsot halakah, female halakhic advisers trained to render decisions of particular relevance to women. Lindsey Bodner analyzes this phenomenon:
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Saudi Arabia Is Changing Fast. What Will That Mean for the U.S. and the Region?
Peace with Israel isn’t around the corner, but signs of creeping normalization are everywhere.
Israel Won’t Ever Be the Country of American Fantasies—Nor Should It Aspire to Be
The Israel Tom Friedman knew never existed.
The Scholars and Physicians Who Are Bringing the Most Intimate Areas of Jewish Ritual to Social Media
Family purity comes to Instagram, with a sprinkling of humor.
The Medieval Swiss Knight Who Left His Name on the Walls of Jerusalem
Adrian von Bubenberg was here.