A Chaplain. A Rabbi. A Professor. An Editor. A Soldier. These Are the Faces of Jewish America
We sat down with five very different figures, all Jewish, all American, to discuss the tectonic shifts taking place within U.S. Jewry
Yair Ettinger
Spiritual Guidance for Secular Youth: NYU's Jewish Chaplain Tackles the Culture Wars
Rabbi Yehuda Sarna has his hands full helping students who feel they're being assailed by either the left or the right. Good thing he has his Muslim colleague to pitch in
Kosher Boots on the Ground: The Rabbi Serving in an Elite U.S. Army Unit
Beards, push-ups and patriotism – a glimpse into the life of Rabbi Captain Michael Harari, chaplain of a U.S. Army attack reconnaissance battalion
'Judaism Shouldn't Have to Stay Alive Only Because Jews Are Afraid of Everything Else'
Groundbreaking U.S. Rabbi Angela Buchdahl explains why she changed her mind on Jewish intermarriage, and what it's like to be the face of Judaism for many Americans, while not being kosher enough for Israel
Jews Thrived on Insulting Each Other. Now Toxic Discourse Is Tearing Them Apart, Tablet Editor Says
U.S. Jews have a leadership problem, Alana Newhouse, editor of Tablet Magazine says, and warns: We can't afford to boycott everyone we disagree with
Anti-Semitism, Assimilation and the Paradox of Jewish Survival – an Interview With David Myers, New President of the NIF
A self-proclaimed 'tribal Jew,' historian David Myers explains why he'd be sad if his daughters married a gentile, and how anti-Semitism could end up fortifying the Jewish collective identity
Rabbi Shteinman, Leader of Israel's ultra-Orthodox and 'Greatest Rabbi of His Generation', Dies at 104
Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman was regarded as a pragmatist, but he continued to believe that the only education necessary was the Torah
Opinion If Only Reform Jews Visited the Western Wall en Masse
Reform, Conservative Jews didn’t understand how Israeli system works on state and religion, where things move from the ground up, not the other way
Religious Zealots Hang Posters Saying Senior IDF Officer Will Find an End Like 'Hitler and Friends'
The extremist ultra-Orthodox group was protesting against Brig. Gen. Moti Almoz and his part in the conscription of religious youths.
Former Chief Sephardi Rabbi Convicted of Fraud
Bakshi-Doron, who served as Israel’s Sephardi chief rabbi from 1993 to 2003, was the final defendant in the case, in which several other former officials had been convicted previously
High Court Orders Overhaul of Kashrut Inspection
Rabbinate given deadline to end system requiring businesses to pay salaries of inspectors
Amid Internal Haredi Feud, Vandals Strike ultra-Orthodox Lawmaker's Home
Lawmaker's camp has long been in bitter dispute with religious rivals
Refused Divorce for 17 Years, Jewish Woman Goes on Hunger Strike in Israel
'I need a solution,' says woman protesting outside Knesset because husband has refused to grant her Jewish divorce, as Israel stalls on legislation
Settler Rabbi to Cancel His Classes Following Contentious Statements
Rabbi Yigal Levinstein, who had blasted military service for Orthodox women and made derogatory remarks about female soldiers and members of the LGBT community, says he's taking time off to study
Analysis What It Means When an ultra-Orthodox Politician Lays a Memorial Day Wreath in Israel
The Haredi community is strong in its isolation from core Israel, but it’s not expelling anyone who marks the holiday
Israeli Army Chief Rabbi Calls for More Gender Separation
In break country with military policy, rabbi says religious officers, NCOs should not serve alongside women
Leading Haredi Rabbi Blocks Women From Serving on Israeli Rabbinical Courts
Rabbi Shteinman says compromise that would allow women to serve as legal aides is unacceptable
President Rivlin at Holocaust Day Ceremony: Not Every Criticism of Israel Equals anti-Semitism
At official Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony, Prime Minister Netanyahu says world not doing enough to prevent genocide, mass murder in Syria and Sudan
Top Israeli Officials Visit Rabbi Convicted of Sex Crimes: 'He Paid His Debt to Society'
Health minister and deputy education minister visit former fugitive Rabbi Berland, who was convicted on two charges of sexually assaulting women and minors
Israel Police Raid ultra-Orthodox Jewish Newspaper, Arrest 28 in Extortion Case
Followers of Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach are suspected of threatening executives at major companies so that they place ads in the paper
Israeli Government Promotes Bill to Expand Rabbinical Courts' Jurisdiction Powers
After criticism of previous proposal, backers of new draft legislation say it provides for women's rights and offers protection for disabled
In First, Far-right Jews Sacrifice Lamb Near Temple Mount
For the first time the group was allowed to hold the ceremony just a few hundred meters from the Mount which is administered by a Muslim religious trust
Analysis Sexualizing Smurfette: How Israeli Advertisers Exploit ultra-Orthodox for PR Stunts
Public relations at the expense of the ultra-Orthodox community is too tempting for shameless advertisers to resist.
Hesder Yeshiva Students Hand Out Leaflets in Opposition to Women Serving in IDF Combat Units
The leafleting effort in Jerusalem and Petah Tikva follows a backlash over controversial comments by Rabbi Yigal Levinstein of the yeshiva in Eli, objecting to women in combat positions.
High Court Won’t Annul Woman's Divorce From Comatose Husband
Court rules that the Rabbinical Court was unauthorized to rule on an appeal against the divorce.
Analysis Exile, Therapy and Only Sometimes the Police: How ultra-Orthodox Jews Handle Sex Offenders
Awareness of sex crimes has risen in ultra-Orthodox communities in recent years, but new affair shows community is still sticking by its traditional methods of dealing with offenders.
Israeli Rabbi Against Women in Army: 'I Want to Save Them From Feminist Captivity'
In letter, head of pre-army academy Yigal Levinstein describes women as God's 'best startup.'
Israel Police Arrest 22 ultra-Orthodox Jews for Sex Crimes Against Minors and Women
Ultra-Orthodox community in four cities had been investigating and 'trying' the suspects itself, without involving the police.
As ultra-Orthodox Call for Army Recruiter's Death, IDF Shows Restraint With Condemnations
Ultra-Orthodox leaders issue call to pray for death of 'evil' army recruiting officer, plan yet another large demonstration against 'Holocaust' of conscription on Tuesday.
Army Co-ed Crisis: Israeli Lawmaker Calls on Religious Youths to Dodge Draft
'The army will ask itself what's preferable - quality, motivated fighters or unisex bathrooms,' Bezalel Smotrich writes in Zionist ultra-Orthodox publication.