Halacha
Parashat Ki Tavo: The finest generation
Elul's call to confession requires more than admitting failure. Authentic teshuva also means recognizing personal growth and the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of this generation.
Guarding our health is an act of Jewish responsibility - opinion
Basic Law: Debasing Torah - opinion
Beyond mourning: Rebuilding the Temple starts with rebuilding Israeli society - opinion
'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.
Calling all engineers: We need better Shabbat elevators - opinion
Are there any electrical and/or mechanical engineers out there willing to propose a halachically acceptable solution to the proper religious authorities?
What's next for women's advanced halachic study in Israel?
When it comes to women’s halachic learning and certification, Israeli policy, legal reforms and communal acceptance all play a significant role
Yad La'isha: Jerusalem center fighting trapped marriages
Also known as “The Aguna Warrior,” Yad La'isha director Pnina Omer and her Jerualem-based organization fight to free women in trapped marriages.
