Jewish law
Jewish US lawmakers warn antisemitic threats have surged since October 7
“We seem, Sara, to have passed a Rubicon now with these antisemitic threats,” Moskowitz said. “Now it’s every day, all the time.”
Parashat Tazria-Metzora: Turning lemons into lemonade
New Kentucky law says authorities must contact Chabad before cremating unnamed body
Time for Israel’s non-kosher public to push back - opinion
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.”
The Jewish humor of American illustrator Dick Codor
Summing up his career, Codor quips: “Drawing Jewish humor is a way of life. I didn’t choose it. It chose me. Judaism can be grim. Jewish humor makes you grin.”
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.
This rabbi hopes to explain Judaism to millions with new website
The Jewish Tradition website is based on the content of a book with the same name, written by Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, head of the Har Bracha Yeshiva.
New bill proposes broader sanctions on Israeli men refusing to divorce wives
Israeli law requires that a man give the divorce papers to his wife for the divorce to become valid.
Jewish civil marriage group sees increase in ceremony requests
The group, which aims to help Israelis get married legally without the Rabbinate, believes political tensions have caused the increase in requests.
Religious families cannot get priority in adoption of non-Jewish children, High Court rules
Non-Orthodox families will be able to adopt non-Jewish children more easily, as adoption standards will now be made "in the best interest of the child."
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.
Let them eat cake: What's at stake with Israel's controversial Hametz law?
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Why are hospitals being targeted with a new law banning Hametz over Passover? How will it affect staff, and is there a halachic basis for it?
Pardes remains committed to learning despite Israeli political strife - opinion
As we celebrate a half-century of The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, how might we hold on to our past in a way that helps us to move forward?
