About us

Chochmat Nashim creates change in the global Jewish society by challenging dangerousย  trends in Jewish communities around the world. Using new and traditional media we shed light on societal norms that exclude women and feed extremism.

Using new and traditional media we shed light on societal norms that exclude women and feed extremism.

We target the increasing erasure of women from publications, the exclusion of women from policy making decisions, poor health due to hyper-modesty, and the damage to the Jewish community as a result of these trends. We identify the issues, articulate them to a global audience and give communities tools for change.ย 

Our work can be seen in The Times of Israel, The Jerusalem Post, The Forward, The UK Jewish Chronicle, Kipa.co.il, our JewishCoffeeHouse.com podcast, and here on our site.

Our Mission

We believe that Judaism is better when women are heard.

With voices in policymaking, community activism, and religious discourse, womenโ€™s involvement will directly engender a healthier, sustainable Jewish world.

Making change in the community

Extremism is gaining ground at an alarming rate in the Jewish world. Women are often disproportionately affected by these dangerous trends.ย 

We target the increasing erasure of women from publications, the exclusion of women from policy making decisions, poor health due to hyper-modesty, and the damage to the Jewish community as a result of these trends. We identify the issues, articulate them to a global audience and give communities tools for change.ย 

Our work can be seen in The Times of Israel, The Jerusalem Post, The Forward, The UK Jewish Chronicle, Kipa.co.il, our JewishCoffeeHouse.com podcast, and here on our site.

Collaborations: Stronger Together

We partner with leading organizations that share our goals and values, such as ITIM, Kolech, The Center for Womenโ€™s Justice, Mavoi Satum, Yad Laโ€™isha and the International Young Israel Movement, and others as well as members of Knesset, social activists, community rabbis and religious leaders.

Who We Are

Meet the team behind Chochmat Nashim.
Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll
Director
Shoshanna lives in Israel with her family and writes and speaks on women and Judaism, Israel, and other contemporary issues. You can read her work in The Jerusalem Post, The Times of Israel, The UK Jewish Chronicle, The Forward or visit her site www.skjaskoll.com.
Anne Gordon

Podcast CoHostโ€‹

Anne has spent many years learning and teaching Torah in the womenโ€™s institutions of learning of Jerusalem and New York. She is currently the Deputy Ops & Blogs editor at the Times of Israel, and is working on a very slow doctorate in Jewish education.

Sophie Knopf

Project Manager

Sophie joined the Chochmat Nashim team straight from her military service, managing all things Chochmat Nashim Media. She lives in the Shomron and is passionate about amplifying voices who need to be heard on social media.

Media

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