Too Feminist & Too Traditional

An Orthodox woman can align herself with the Orthodox Feminist movement.
Or she can remain close to the traditional community.
But who fits perfectly into one community or the other?  

Avigayil shares: 
I overlapped between communities.   
Meaning that I fit in nowhere.  I was too feminist for Chabad communities 
and schools, and too Chabad for the feminists communities and schools.  
I was left with no community, without friendships and the guidance of women, 
and without a teacher.  Not close with any families, 
and unable to find a shidduch (which perpetuated the isolation).  

Have you experienced alienation and isolation in a similar way?  Please comment below and tell us about it.

Learning about The Women's Role

Hello, I'm Avigayil in Boston, Massachusetts.  

Welcome.  

(This blog is in process but functional)

My goal is not so much to talk, but rather to invite you to share your experiences as a woman or girl in 

Orthodox Judaism

I was reading on the Chabad.org site, and a woman author there shared that when she was first becoming observant, she ran out of the Shacharis service in tears, having learned that women were not counted in the census

I could relate to her experience. 

The story brought back so many memories!  

Does it bring back memories for you? 

Or perhaps you are feeling exactly that way now? 

Could you share how you resolved such issues in your own life?

You are invited to comment below.

Thank you so much!
Avigayil 

"... as they say at Planet Fitness, THIS IS A JUDGMENT-FREE ZONE."