Caryn Andrews had been in search of a dissertation topic when a member of her synagogue happened to pose a question: “Do you think religious Jews would be less likely to go for a mammogram?” Intrigued ...

In Islam, men and women share responsibility in upholding modesty and controlling their desires in society. Whether someone dresses or behaves modestly or not, the obligation to guard one’s own ...

Moral virtues are good habits that make us strong. Virtues are to the person what nutrition is to the body. “Empowerment” has become a buzz word for radical feminists who want to become strong. Yet ...

In the first three posts of this series, we discussed (1) Irene McMullin's criticism of views of modesty based on ignorance, then (2) egalitarian conception of modesty, and finally (3) McMullin's own ...

Six weeks before my Bat Mitzvah, I went with my mom to a family friend who knew how to sew to have my dress taken out. I had fallen in love with suit dress — with its beautiful navy color, satin ...

At the end of Parshat Balak, we encounter the plot of Bilaam to inflict damage on Am Yisrael via the immodesty of the women of Moav. Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, head of Yeshivat Ateret Yerushalayim, ...

I think most people would agree that modesty is a virtue, a quality that we admire in people and that we try to emulate. But what exactly does modesty involve, and how exactly is it a virtue (in the ...