Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

	April 21, 2015

CULTURE Why I Failed To Get My 'Mrs' Degree Rachel Delia Benaim      Rachel Delia Benaim graduated from Yeshiva University with honors. But she’s not apologizing for her failure to attain the qualification that some hold in the highest esteem: the ‘Mrs.’ degree.   CULTURE Mormon Woman's Place Is in Home — With a Degree Brianne McDonald      The fact that Mormons believe a woman’s place is in the home is no secret, but it was one that rubbed me the wrong way from a young age.   SISTERHOOD Has Zionism Failed Women? Elana Maryles Sztokman      In advance of Israel Independence Day, Elana Maryles Sztokman argues that the Zionist dream of Jewish autonomy and freedom in a national homeland is currently only realized by men.   SISTERHOOD Playing the Hasidic Woman — Again Kelsey Osgood      Actress Hadas Yaron first played a Hasidic woman in the romantic 2012 film ‘Fill the Void.’ She returns as the heroine of the darker ‘Felix and Meira.’   SISTERHOOD Stitching History Yaara Keydar      Hedwig Strnad was a fashion designer in Prague before she was killed in the Holocaust. Here’s the story of how the dresses she drew came to life in Milwaukee.   SISTERHOOD When An Artist Becomes A Mother Hannah Rubin      Israeli artist Shira Richter talks about the difficulty of being an artist and a mother — and the danger of a culture that ignores the voices of its mothers.   SISTERHOOD Women of the Wall Already Won Ben Sales      In succeeding to read from a Torah scroll at the Western Wall, Women of the Wall scored a win. But the group’s most important victory came two years ago