Orthodox Jews
Why Orthodox Jews are pushing back against permanent daylight saving time
Orthodox Jewish groups say a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent could upend their routine by pushing winter sunrises and the earliest permissible time for some prayers an hour later.
Man yells ‘f*** the Jews’ at Orthodox woman in upscale British supermarket chain
Visible allyship: Why LGBTQ+ Jews shouldn't have to choose between their identities - opinion
After a decade building acceptance for LGBTQ Orthodox Jews, it's now unraveling - opinion
Some 25 hesder yeshivot boycott IDF's tank corps over new pilot to incorporate women
The Yeshivot Heseder leaders believe that mingling between men and women in such a small, secluded space would compromise modesty.
Inside the sacred resting place of the Baal Shem Tov in Medzhybizh
You come to Medzhybizh seeking the grave of a tzadik (righteous person) and find yourself facing a quieter question: What does it mean to serve God with a full heart?
Judge bars Kars4Kids from advertising, saying it misled donors about Orthodox Jewish mission
A California Superior Court judge ruled that Kars4Kids had violated the state’s false advertising and unfair competition laws by failing to disclose where it allocated funds from its donations.
How Shabbat became part of Trump's 250th US anniversary celebration - opinion
The elevation of Shabbat in America 250 prompts reflection on whether modern Jewish identity can survive without its traditional foundations.
The death of the US Jewish Orthodox middle class- opinion
Why $400,000 a year isn’t enough and what our community must do about it.
Jews must stop attacking Christianity - opinion
The soldier who smashed a statue of Jesus in Lebanon didn’t just disgrace the IDF. He handed our enemies a gift – and betrayed our most important allies
High Court orders state to explain failure to establish civil cemetery for Jerusalem residents
The state was ordered to respond to the court's question as to why it has not acted to establish a civil cemetery for Jerusalem and its surrounding area by July 1.
Bringing the Moshiach energy: Jewish comedian Modi Rosenberg comes to NYC's Radio City
Modi’s two dates at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, the biggest venue he’s played so far in his 30 years of stand-up, April 23 and April 30, are selling briskly.
Legal brief filed to support case of Ohio Orthodox Jew banned from holding minyan in home
In January 2021, Daniel Grand invited a small group of neighbors to his home for Shabbat prayer services - a minyan, the quorum of ten men that Jewish law requires for communal worship.
Mordecai Kaplan's Reconstructionism: A vision of American Judaism that struggles to grow - review
Mordecai Kaplan’s dream of a Jewish civilization built on choice and fulfillment faces the reality of modern challenges in sustaining community and commitment.
