In the 1950s, the future of American Orthodox Judaism looked so gloomy that the prominent sociologist Marshall Sklare predicted its imminent extinction. Sklare’s ominous forecast could not have proved ...
(RNS) — Over the past year, a group of mostly modern Orthodox Jews has met in living rooms on the Upper West Side of Manhattan to discuss Israel’s devastating war in Gaza and to hear from Jews and ...
As a memoir lover, I was excited to have the opportunity to review A Passionate Writing Life by Joseph C. Kaplan. Traditional memoirs are written as a retrospective, the story of one’s life told with ...
Exhibited here is an original sketch of Rav Azriel Hildesheimer by Hermann Struck. Rav Hildesheimer (1820-1899) was an important pioneering modernizer of Orthodox Judaism in Germany and a founder of ...
“Hamas’s sins and crimes do not relieve the government of Israel of its obligations to make whatever efforts are necessary to prevent mass starvation,” the rabbis write. Dozens of Orthodox rabbis have ...
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In Charlie Kirk, Orthodox Jews found a champion — and a wedge
Jewish conservatives — especially Orthodox Jews — saw Kirk as a good kind of crusader, even if Jews on the left were ...
SAR High School in Riverdale, New York seeks to balances religious values with honest talk about premarital sex, masturbation and pornography. This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen ...
Ziva Mann, mother of a transgender child and member of a welcoming synagogue, poses in her garden, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Newton, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Ziva Mann, mother of a ...
(RNS) — Orthodox Judaism, both in the United States and Israel, has typically espoused a right-wing political orientation and unconditional support for Israel. These Jews beg to differ. (RNS) — Over ...
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