Named for legendary Jewish philanthropist Vera Schweitzer, the institute provides legal services and advocates for prison reform.

Kara Brook is the honey entrepreneur behind Waxing Kara, a producer of small-batch honey and items from candles to lotions.

Should your synagogue be a refuge from—or a home for—political activism?

Echoing the Golden Age of Hazzanut of the 1930s and 1940s, female cantors today are creating opportunities to perform outside the synagogue.

Beyond the gender balance, the role of the cantor has evolved to include counseling, community outreach, education and officiating at life-cycle events.

The first Hasidic woman to hold elected office in America, Judge Ruchie Freier is also the founder of an all-female EMT service in New York.

A new organization is pairing lone soldiers with young Jews near their hometowns, aiming to increase Diaspora Jews’ emotional attachment to Israel.

Lipman, former editor in chief of "USA Today," is the author of the recent best seller "That's What She Said," about women in the workplace.