The Times of Israel on MSN

With Israelis under fire, a rabbi offers guidance where Jewish law meets mental health

Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig says that for observant Jews, it can be challenging to observe laws like Shabbat while dealing with the ...

Orthodox Jewish teachers lose grievance over religious observance day

Orthodox Jewish teachers in NYC who were denied a religious observance day to prepare for Passover have lost their legal battle against the Department of Education.
Jezebel

Meet the First Female Orthodox Jewish Rabbi

Orthodox Judaism is not known for being particularly progressive—women and men are typically not allowed to sit next to one another if they aren’t married; women abide by strict dress codes; women ...
The Forward

Julius Berman, Orthodox rabbi whose influence spanned secular and observant Jewish institutions, dies at 90

(JTA) — Rabbi Julius Berman, who led the Orthodox Union and a myriad of other prominent Jewish communal organizations across the Orthodox and secular Jewish world, has died at 90. Born in Lithuania in ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

As a YouTuber targets Orthodox communities, the right wrestles with its antisemitism problem

When YouTube provocateur Tyler Oliveira set his sights on Lakewood, New Jersey, local Jewish philanthropist Richard Roberts ...
Religion News Service on MSNOpinion

The Western Wall isn’t just a public place — it’s an Orthodox synagogue

In the debate over Western Wall prayer, the traditional case deserves a hearing.