The AJWS community has a lot to say about what's happening in the world. Read our insights about the struggle for justice and human rights around the globe — and meet the activists on the frontlines of the fight to build a better world.
It can be difficult to offer sexuality education to adolescents anywhere—but it’s especially difficult in deeply conservative communities around the world, where sexuality remains a taboo topic.
A few hours after I learned that Donald J. Trump had won the election, I headed to Springfield, MA to witness another historic event: oral arguments in the case of SMUG v. Lively.
We are honoring Ruth Messinger, leader of AJWS for 18 years, with an evening of inspiring speakers, global cuisine, and music from Sweet Honey in the Rock.
This week, we celebrate Simchat Torah and begin the cycle of Torah readings anew. Many Jews know the Torah as the scroll that they read weekly in synagogue. But in the rabbinic tradition, “Torah” means much more than that.
