This month on the podcast we’re talking mixed seating on El Al flights to and from Israel. The Israeli Supreme Court has ruled that El Al employees cannot ask women to move in order to please Haredi men. And for our second segment we’ll be talking about older adults in the Jewish community–how is the Jewish community serving or not serving this demographic.
Further reading
El Al
Israeli Woman Who Sued El Al for Sexism Wins Landmark Ruling by Isabel Kershner in the New York Times
Israeli Judge Says Airlines Can’t Resear Woman At Request of Men by Larel Wamsley for NPR
El Al CEO on Haredi Seat Switching: ‘This happens on Every AIrline’ by Amy Spiro in the Jerusalem Post
El Al Petition Seeks to End Gender Discrimination by Stephanie Butnick in Tablet
New York – El Al Found Guilty Of Discrimination For Reseating Woman To Accommodate Male Passenger by Sandy Eller in Vos iz Neias
Jewish older adults
The Jewish Senior Homes That Aren’t (Anymore) by Nathan Guttman in the Forward
Being With People Like You Offers Comfort Against Death’s Chill by Lulu Miller for NPR
Exploring Senior Living Niches: Jewish Retirement Communities by Alyssa Gerce in Senior Housing News
Elderly Jews: An Increasing Priority for the American Jewish Community? by Professor Ira M. Sheskin in the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Endorsements
Mimi recommends contacting your local Jewish social services agency and asking how you can volunteer to help some older adults.
Zahava recommends The Women’s Balcony, a film by Shlomit Nehama and Emil Ben-Shimon
Tamar recommends The Ohel, a video about visiting the grade of the Lubavitcher rebbe, and donating to the Female Hebrew Benevolent Society.
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