Halacha
Parashat Tazria-Metzora: Turning lemons into lemonade
These parashot deal at length with a unique phenomenon described in the Torah – tzara’at, which are marks or changes that appear on the walls of a house, on clothing, or on the body.
Make this year’s seder meaningful when tables are smaller - opinion
IDF's ‘Operation Roaring Matzah’: Keeping Passover, ensuring security for army and country
Western Wall debate must not overshadow prayer, unity during times of war - opinion
Alexa and Halacha - opinion
Proud Sabbath observers who possess Alexa are not required to switch her off on Shabbat. What is halachicly forbidden, of course, is to use Alexa intentionally on Shabbat.
Is quality of life a Jewish concept?
Judaism certainly places a premium on preserving life and usually calls upon us to do everything to save a life. Nonetheless, as Kohelet proclaims, “There is a time for death.”
France gets its first Orthodox woman rabbi
Out of France's tradition of traditional, Orthodox Judaism, is emerging an invigorated movement of women who are looking to serve as rabbis for the Orthodox community.
'Values in Halakhah': Lichtenstein's views on humanism in Jewish law - review
The central thesis of the book – supported by careful text analysis – is that Halacha itself reflects and promotes many humanistic values.
These Israeli women are breaking barriers in the Orthodox community
Historically, rabbis were always men. The Reform movement has been ordaining female rabbis since 1972.
Judaism and organ donation: Is respiratory brain death considered death?
Within the Israeli religious-Zionist community, we strongly encourage organ donation and signing an Israeli organ donation card. Many haredim, however, disagree and Diaspora rabbis are divided.
Hassidic rabbi releases 'kosher' AI chatbot alternative to ChatGPT
After the Skver hassidic movement banned artificial intelligence, Rabbi Moishy Goldstein created Kosher.Chat, an AI chatbot with answers appropriate for Orthodox Jews.
Can Jews talk about death? Yes, it won't kill you
There is a myth that Judaism looks askance at directly talking about death and mortality. But this isn't true.
Should Israel accept immigrants who aren't Jewish according to Halacha? - opinion
Assimilation is not a process in which one group marries another, rather it is a process in which a group or part of it loses its identity and is absorbed into another group.
An amended Conservative Jewish Passover policy taps into the booming gluten-free market
Conservative Jews may now buy certified kosher products that have kosher-for-Passover ingredients and are certified gluten-free — even if they aren’t explicitly certified kosher for Passover.
