Great Article

So sorry I haven't updated in a while. I'm in the "home stretch" of the completion of my BA and I'm trying to focus on getting through that, which - along with having a job - leaves me little time to blog. I also know that I haven't answered a bunch of comments and I apologize; I will get to them eventually!

I just wanted to link to an article that I found very interesting. It's not particularly about feminism, but it is about the frum world so I consider it very appropriate.

The article is called "In Search of a Modest Proposal" and discusses many of the intricacies of dating and being single in the frum world. Here's a sample:

"The room was packed, but there’s an unspoken dance that transpires here each week, a kind of subconscious choreography. Men and women aren’t allowed to touch each other, so they must navigate carefully. A woman turned her body just to slide between two men, and they adjusted accordingly."

The only part I didn't like:

"Yet Weissman, while certainly a proponent of women’s education, believes that some women have placed their careers ahead of family life, which makes it harder to find a spouse. “I think feminism is a problem,” he said. “With the opportunity to have a successful career, a woman needs to keep in mind that everything in Judaism centers around the family.”

Yeah. Didn't like that comment.

Anyways, click here to read the rest of the article.