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Female Orthodox scholars helping women talk about sex

A yoetzet halachah, or Jewish legal counselor, answers a hotline for women with questions relating to Jewish laws on sex and intimacy. (Courtesy Nishmat)

The emergence of yoatzot halachah -- women scholars serving as authorities in Jewish law -- marks something of a quiet revolution in an Orthodox world dominated by male authorities. It also is enabling women to ask the questions they have about one of the most important areas of Jewish law: sex. Read more »

New German memorial honors Nazis, ignores Jews

A controversy has erupted in a German town over a new memorial that critics say honors Nazis and ignores Jewish Holocaust victims. Read more »

In Austria, remembering prewar Jewish life, not just death

It's fairly common these days in Europe to remember the murder of European Jewry and educate young people about the evils of the past. A photo exhibit in Austria is part of a growing interest in remembering the vibrant Jewish societies in Europe that existed before the Holocaust. Read more »

Op-Ed: Growing Birthright Israel should be a no-brainer

With a recently released study showing that Birthright Israel trips represent a truly effective way to change the course of Jewish history, increasing the number of participants should become a top priority of Jewish philanthropy, write Miriam and Sheldon Adelson. Read more »

Editors' Picks

Saving Yemen's Jews (Wall Street Journal) An in-depth report on efforts to bring Yemen's Jewish community to the United States.

Hidden memorials in Berlin Watch the video by JTA's Wandering Jew on some of Berlin's lesser-known Holocaust memorials.

'New Jews' claiming, constructing their identities (CNN) From religious study to blogging to punk rocking, a new generation is trying to leave its Jewish mark.

Mitch Albom on finding faith (Washington Post/Newsweek) Mitch Albom writes about what we can learn about faith from a dying rabbi and a pastor with a past.

Imagers of the lost ark (L.A. Times) USC researchers are producing crisp images of inscriptions and artifacts from biblical Israel and other Near Eastern locales and putting the pictures online.

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