Binah (magazine)

Binah
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherRuth Lichtenstein
Founded2006
First issueElul 5766 (Fall 2006)
CompanyBinah Magazine Corporation
CountryUnited States
Based inBrooklyn, New York
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttp://www.binahmagazine.com
ISSN1752-2900
OCLC77487511

Binah (Hebrew: בינה, "Insight") is a Jewish women's magazine published weekly by Binah Magazine Corporation in the United States. Additional distribution takes place in the United Kingdom and Israel. Binah Magazine Corporation is a subsidiary of Hamodia Publishing Corporation. The magazine debuted in Elul 5766 (Fall 2006).[1]

Binah features articles appealing to Jewish women, including family matters, health, recipes, short stories and serialized novels.[2] It is known for its full-color, glossy pages and its coverage of topics not usually discussed in mainstream Orthodox Jewish publications,[3] such as divorce, single-parenting, home budgeting, and medical conditions. Like other Orthodox publications, Binah does not publish photos of women.[4] Its articles often create a buzz in Orthodox circles and online blogs. For example, a 2012 article on summer camp security led to a summer-camp inspection by New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind and New York State Senate hopeful Simcha Felder (he was elected to office a few months later) at Camp Agudah in upstate New York.[5]

  1. ^ Berger, Zackary Sholem (January 28, 2009). "In the Fold". Tablet. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "SimchaGifts Affiliates". Simcha Gifts. 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  3. ^ Berger, Zackery Sholem (August 8, 2012). "Haredi Women's Lit Explodes: The writers and editors behind the astonishing rise of Orthodox magazines and fiction". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "The Lives Of American Jewish Women — As Seen Through Their Glossy Magazines". The Forward. July 31, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Binah Magazine Joins Forces With Agudath Israel And Local Politicians To Advance The Issue Of Camp Security". The Lakewood Scoop. July 23, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2013.