Women of israel

October 7 shattered their lives. Now, the women of Kibbutz Erez rebuild.

After October 7, the women of Kibbutz Erez faced loss, trauma and displacement. Atufot, a center they built together, is helping women heal, reconnect and rebuild their community.

From left - Netta Inbar, Dr. Shimrit Yichye, Shachar Naim and Yuval Arem
Naftali Bennet with the new female candidates.

Naftali Bennett adds four female candidates to B’Yachad slate, bringing total women on list to 17

People walk near office towers at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020

Natural Intelligence marketing firm wins Dun award for advancing women in Israeli high-tech sector

In her novel ‘Frecha Academait,’ Naomi Shloush confronts the stigmas around the derogatory term ‘frecha’ used for women of Mizrahi heritage.

Naomi Shloush's 'Academic bimbo' confronts Mizrahi identity in modern Israel


With domestic violence rising amid COVID-19, what will the gov't do?

SOCIAL AFFAIRS: ‘You ignore some of the warning signs’

ACTIVISTS PROTEST against recent cases of violence against women at Habima Square in Tel Aviv last week.

State to give official accreditation to women Torah scholars

The State of Israel will give women accreditation for advanced religious knowledge to put them on equal footing of men with chief rabbinate qualifications for the purposes of employment.

THE BUILDING of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel in Jerusalem.

Protesters call on gov't to fund domestic violence prevention program

Domestic abuse hotlines see over 100% increase in calls amid coronavirus pandemic

Protesters gather in Tel Aviv to protest the rising domestic violence during the coronavirus pandemic.

Israel’s new gov’t: More female ministers, post quality stagnant

Women head a record eight of a possible 36 ministries but lead less important departments

Knesset meeting to pass bills to create coalition government on May 6, 2020

Mount Meron celebrations contested as only one woman is invited

Only 150 people have been given permission to attend the festival. Among the 150 invitees, only a single woman has received an invitation.

Orthodox Jews of the Satmar Hasidim celebrate Lag BaOmer in the village of Kiryas Joel

Coronavirus crisis sees spike in domestic abuse in Israel

The police will therefore be carrying out regular check-ups at the homes of families in which women were feeling threatened or at risk.

Abuse (Illustrative Photo)

Employment Service: Women twice as likely to resign than male employees

The figures, published to coincide with International Women's Day, showed that Jewish women represented approximately half of all claimants last year – greater than their share of the population.

Employees work at the offices of "Time Out Tel Aviv" magazine in Tel Aviv, Israel September 28, 2017.

Gal Gadot: Beauty, strength and brains make her Israel's best ambassador

#24: Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot

German tech giant SAP launches Tel Aviv start-up accelerator

"The objective is to build an open ecosystem of start-up innovation around SAP’s solutions..." says Alexa Gorman head of SAP.iO Foundries EMEA


Women of the Wall appoint liberal Orthodox director

Yochi Rappeport-Zierler says she hopes that WOWs goals will be realized in next ten years, hopes to change perception of organization and of pluralist Judaism in Israel during her tenure.

Yochi Rappeport-Zierler (center) at a Women of the Wall prayer service at the Western Wall