re: #54 SanFranciscoZionist

Try to understand that for many haredi women, the war they are fighting when they go into the work force is to preserve their culture and way of life. Yes, it will give women more options, but not necessarily to ‘escape cultural strictures’.

Now that could be a cute image for one of these programs. Rayzel the Riveter. Itka the IT Lady. Something like that.

I think that some non-Orthodox Jewish women already co-opted that image for putting on tefilin.

Many years ago my rabbi told me it was OK to shake hands with men since it is normal business etiquette, but more recently that etiquette has changed, due to sensitivity about more Muslims in the workplace.