Modern Orthodox

'All Afternoon': Feminism comes to River Ridge - book review

Kleinman notes in her novel 'All Afternoon,' set in 1978, that feminism was “slow in coming” to the fictional New Jersey town of River Ridge.

DISCO CEILING in Arlington, Texas. The 1970s saw the social revolution known as Women’s Lib.’
American Jews [Illustrative]

Israel educators must be models - opinion

REPRESENTATIVES OF the Chief Rabbinate of Israel cross Jaffa Street in Jerusalem as they deliver a kosher certificate to a local restaurant.

Time for Israel’s non-kosher public to push back - opinion

FORMER PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Who does Israel belong to? Why Bennett’s model matters now - opinion


How this Modern Orthodox yeshiva went viral with a tweet about Nirvana

While the school’s Twitter account has fewer than 4,000 followers, it has become something of a celebrity among those who frequent “Frum Twitter.”

TWITTER’S LOGO is seen on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange last week.

Three ladies, three lattes: Betrayal

Three ladies, three lattes looks at percolating issues in Israel's complicated social and religious fabric. Secular Pam, modern Orthodox Tzippi and haredi Danit answer your questions.

 WHEN LEADERS decree it ‘lashon hara’ to speak of Chaim Walder, this is tantamount to keeping a terrible secret.

Jewish singles' life in NYC: Soon By You returns, tackles racism

How, in a romantic comedy series about dating can writers include a teachable moment that may help fight racism?

 SHA JAMES BEAMON (left) and Leah Gottfried as Lev and Sarah Jacobs.

Park East Synagogue pushes out assistant rabbi, sparking protest

Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt, 34, had been working for the synagogue for a decade but his tenure there abruptly ended with an email from Senior Rabbi Arthur Schneier that went out to community members.

 Park East Synagogue

Bennett's speech echoed Rabin's words 26 years ago - opinion

Bennett's words reminded me of something that Rabin himself said to me just two weeks before his death: The religious and secular need each other.

A memorial ceremony for former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, November 7, 2019

The creator of ‘Srugim’ is turning to fans to finance his next project

“Srugim” centered around the romantic relationships of five Orthodox Jerusalemites in their 30s. Critics said it broke boundaries.

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Zionist movement umbrella ousts rabbi at the center of harassment dispute

Dov Lipman has denied the harassment allegations, which first arose on a private Facebook page.

NOT SITTING quietly: Dov Lipman.

Being Jewish Today: Presenting a vision of Judaism for our time

Affiliation today is primary for today’s Jews, and as a result, they struggle with issues of identity.

REFORM WOMEN wear kippot and prayer shawls at a Western Wall prayer meeting

Jewish schools focus on anti-racist education with new initiative

Many of the school’s 900 or so students, including a few who are Black, were asking questions about police brutality and systemic racism in American society.

Jewish day schools have increasingly diverse student bodies, including at the Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy in Beverly Hills, California.

Orthodox Jews aren’t allowed to touch before marriage but many still do

But there’s no safe place for them to talk about it. So women go into sexual hiding.

Couple touching their hand