Michelle Kornblit and Jordanna Birnbaum have initiated an online petition that calls on the Rabbinical Council of America to “enable women in positions of communal religious leadership.” This pioneering effort is geared at raising the status of modern Orthodox Jewish women within the mainstream Orthodox community. With over 1,200 supporters endorsing this petition, Michelle and [...]


Working Without Laws: Exploitation of the Oppressed in New York City
By Michelle Kornblit The National Employment Law Project recently released Working Without Laws, a survey of employment and labor law violations in New York City. This report exposes the reality that America’s labor and employment laws are failing to protect significant numbers of individuals in New York City. Many workers are paid less than the [...]