Jewish law

Guarding our health is an act of Jewish responsibility - opinion

Neglecting the body is not an expression of faith. Exercise, proper rest, and healthy habits are part of the Jewish obligation to protect the life entrusted to us.

|ByMICHAEL FREUND
THOUSANDS OF RUNNERS take part in the Tel Aviv Night Run, Oct. 2025.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 22, 2026 in Washington, DC.

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.”

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
'Spirituality can grow without diminishing anyone,' says the writer.

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.

|ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
Rabbi Shlomo Litvin, Director of Chabad of the Bluegrass and Chairman of the Kentucky Jewish Council.

New Kentucky law says authorities must contact Chabad before cremating unnamed body

While earlier versions of the bill specifically referenced Chabad, the final law was broadened to include any religious organization willing to assume responsibility.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Why is covering a married woman's hair part of Jewish modesty laws?

How did the concept that a married woman’s hair is ervah become a dominant part of the halachic discourse?

NOVEMBER 5, 2022ByNECHAMA GOLDMAN BARASH
The Sages asked Kimhit how she merited this and she answered, ‘The walls of my house have never seen the hairs of my head’

Israel needs new burial solutions - what does Judaism say?

In recent years, several activists looking to solve Israel's burial crisis have suggested restoring a method commonly used during the Second Temple period: likut atzamot.

OCTOBER 22, 2022BySHLOMO M. BRODY
Joseph’s bones, for example, were initially buried in Egypt and ultimately reinterred in the Land of Israel (Illustrative).

Future of Jewish religious freedom hangs in balance in EU -opinion

Regarding Jewish religious freedom, tolerance of belief and speech is not enough.

OCTOBER 15, 2022BySHIMON COHEN
A Star of David necklace.

What does Jewish law say about uterine transplants?

While uterine transplants might be able to overcome legal obstacles, it remains critical to carefully consider its ethical and societal implications.

JULY 9, 2022BySHLOMO M. BRODY
Pregnant couple (Illustrative).

Roe v. Wade, abortion and religious values - explainer

Here are six issues which are being implicitly addressed within the rancorous public debate about abortion.

JULY 9, 2022ByMOSHE TARAGIN
Abortion: What are the religious values of it? (Illustrative).

Roe v. Wade: Overturning would be unconscionable infringement on religious freedom - opinion

Taking away choices about pregnancy undermines central values of Jewish law: bringing to bear competing Torah values, and owning the complexity of one’s reality.

MAY 19, 2022ByDOV LINZER/JTA, SARA HURWITZ/JTA
Protesters attend the "Jewish Rally for Abortion Justice" at Union Square near the U.S. Capitol on May 17, 2022.

Agunah Day as the aftermath of war

While Jewish law bends over backwards to resolve this human tragedy, by wisely loosening the strictures of proof of death ordinarily demanded by Jewish law.

MARCH 9, 2022ByRACHEL LEVMORE
RABBI PROF. Michael J. Broyde delivers an address about the Tripartite Agreement at an event in 2019.

Leader of pro-Israel student group running for Congress in Nevada

David Brog, leader of the Maccabee Task force and longtime protege of the Adelsons, is running for Congress in Nevada.

FEBRUARY 19, 2022ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
CUFI executive director, David Brog, speaking at the group's Israel Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., July 13-14, 2015.

RZA partnership brings Tzurba M'Rabanan to Amazon

The Religious Zionists of America's (RZA) Tzurba M'Rabanan is now available on Amazon in English.

DECEMBER 12, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
DOING WHAT she loves: The revolutionary rabbanit in the beit midrash.

Jewish Law: Kosher food in non-observant homes

The important initiatives that try to protect two important values: Kosher food observance, which connects us to our heritage, and the personal ties that bind us together as a nation

NOVEMBER 4, 2021BySHLOMO M. BRODY
EXAMINING CABBAGE to confirm it is kosher, in the fields near Kibbutz Sarid, Jezreel Valley.