Tag: Women
70th Miss Universe contest set for resort city of Eilat
The 70th Miss Universe pageant is slated to be held in December in the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat, announced the Miss Universe Organization.
The three-hour televised event will again be hosted by Steve...
Top IDF intelligence unit gets its first female deputy commander
The Military Intelligence Directorate on Sunday appointed the first female deputy chief of Unit 8200, the directorate’s main information-gathering unit.
Lt. Col. G., who will be promoted to full colonel for her new position, has...
Jewish Canadian becomes first woman to win ultra-distance Race Across America
A Jewish Canadian cyclist became the first woman to win the overall solo division of Race Across America (RAAM), the ultra-distance cycling competition, reported The Times of Israel.
Leah Goldstein, 52, crossed the RAAM finish line...
Israeli Air Force welcomes fifth-ever female fighter pilot
Four women and 35 men received their Israeli Air Force wings last week at a graduation ceremony in Hatzerim Air Force Base in the Negev Desert.
The newly minted IAF pilots include the first woman...
An extra leadership edge for women on kibbutz
Israel’s kibbutzim have always been at the forefront of equality, with women working the land, taking part in leadership and generally viewed to be just as capable as their male counterparts.
And yet, most of...
‘Day of Unity’ offers comfort, outreach for women who lost relatives on Lag B’Omer
Dozens of women whose husbands, sons, brothers or fathers lost their lives in the crush on an overcrowded ramp at Mount Meron on Lag B’Omer joined together in Jerusalem last week in an emotional...
Graduation marks new class of leaders in Jewish law
The Susi Bradfield Women’s Institute for Halakhic Leadership (WIHL) of the Ohr Torah Stone network commemorated the graduation of its 2021 class, attended by hundreds of family and friends.
Three women—Rabbanit Dr. Hannah Hashkes, Rabbanit...
First woman dean of JTS believes in bringing competing interests together
Before she entered the rabbinate, Jan Uhrbach was a litigator who yearned for work that aligned with her deepest values, including her spirituality.
“The law is combative, especially litigation, and I wanted to make a...
Women’s hackathon students develop image-processing technology to improve lives
Nearly 25 percent of senior citizens in Israel live alone, causing a potentially fatal situation when one of them falls and needs immediate assistance.
To help solve this problem, a group of religious women taking part...
Israeli director Alma Har’el signs TV deal with Amazon Studios
Alma Har’el, the award-winning Israeli director behind Shia LaBeouf’s 2019 autobiographical drama “Honey Boy,” has penned a television deal with Amazon Studios.
Har’el and her newly formed production company, Zusa, will work with the studio...