This story is part of a series by The Associated Press, Religion News Service and The Conversation on women’s roles in male-led religious communities. At the South Philadelphia Shtiebel, a 5-foot-tall mechitza separates the men from the women in accordance with ancient tradition. But when it comes time for the sermon, Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter, the Modern Orthodox […]
Ilan Ben Zion
Ilan Ben Zion is a reporter at the Associated Press.