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Dr. Elana Maryles Sztokman

Dr. Elana Maryles Sztokman in an award-winning author, anthropologist, and feminist activist. Her books, two of which have won the National Jewish Book Council award, focus on gender, religion, education, politics, and society. She ran for Israel’s Knesset in 2020 as Chair of the Kol Hanashim Women’s Party.

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Partnership Minyan

The Partnership Minyan is an Orthodox feminist prayer service that seeks to maximize women’s involvement in prayers while adhering to Jewish law, or halakha, by placing the bima (podium) in the middle and allowing women to lead select sections, although women do not count as part of the quorum of ten men. There are currently over 80 Partnership Minyanim around the world.