Modern Orthodox
A growing religious voice for peace: Smol Emuni holds third annual conference in Jerusalem
Faith-based Left movement Smol Emuni drew nearly 1,000 people in Jerusalem to pray, learn, and call for peace, hostages’ release, and postwar rebuilding.
Dozens of Modern Orthodox rabbis call for ‘moral clarity’ in the face of Gaza humanitarian crisis
Period between Passover, Shavuot a time of education and contemplation - opinion
After announcing LGBTQ club, Yeshiva U president says Pride values ‘antithetical’ to the school
Ultra-Orthodox US Jews intend to vote Trump, survey finds - exclusive
The researchers explored trends regarding views on Israel, Zionism, and the influence Jewish issues play on local and national voting among US Orthodoxy.
At 91, Rabbi Yitz Greenberg writes the ‘big book’ his admirers had been waiting for
As a Modern Orthodox philosopher, Greenberg wrote about a Jewish world shattered by the Holocaust and forced to create a new, life-affirming reality in what he called the “Third Great Era” in Jewish
The perversion of religious Zionism - opinion
The party that calls itself Religious Zionism not only doesn’t think of land for peace, it thinks of land for war. The hostages are expendable for the hallucination of Jewish settlements in Gaza.
Orthodox women activists pledge to hold ‘sex strike’ to protest religious divorce refusal
An advocate for Jewish women whose estranged husbands are refusing to divorce them ritually, calls for post-mikvah sex to be seen as a natural site of protest.
How Jews offline for a 2-day holiday found out about the attack on Israel
Israelis got more details when the holiday ended on Saturday night, while those around the world had to wait until Sunday evening to find out what was going on.
Israeli settlement founder Rabbi Riskin talks 40 years of Efrat
The ‘Magazine’ sat down with founding father Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Riskin and wife Vicky to discuss the celebrated realization of their vision, and their concerns.
Yeshiva University is left in mourning after a beloved gay alum dies by suicide
His death leaves many questions for the community on how to treat LGBT Orthodox Jews.
Judaism and democracy - enemies or friends? - opinion
The time has come to abandon old rivalries in order to offer interpretations of Judaism consistent with democracy so that Israeli voters can vote for a Jewish and democratic state.
Jewish awakening in Tel Aviv: Freeing olim from Diaspora Judaism's cage
Whether inching toward a more Orthodox lifestyle or stepping away from it, most Jewish immigrants in Tel Aviv have moved to the city with a consciousness around their Jewish identity.
Hundreds set to gather for first World Orthodox Israel Congress
The three-day Congress, to be held in Jerusalem on April 26-28, will feature presentations and meetings from many of the leading figures in contemporary Orthodox Jewry.
Modern Orthodox rabbi: LGBTQ+ people can teach at yeshivas
Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander, president and Rosh HaYeshiva of the Ohr Torah Stone network, knows that his paper may cause controversy.
