Yeshiva University Unveils $50,000 Sacks Book Prize to Inspire Jewish Thought

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks “believed in the power of the written word. Presenting a literary award in his honor is an important recognition of his commitment to the flourishing of the Jewish bookshelf.”

Ponevezh Rosh Yeshiva: Must Keep Abuse Cases Away from the Media

Naturally, Rabbi Edelstein's call requires a rabbinic and social system within the Haredi society that is willing and able to treat reports of abuse seriously.

Samaria Regional Council Advises Parents on Explaining Chaim Walder’s Suicide to Children

"Remember – an inclusive and safe response will help children process content in a beneficial way."

Compendium of Scholarly Articles Launched in Tribute to Rabbi Shlomo Riskin

“While Rabbi Riskin defended halachic practice without compromise, he succeeded in revealing religion’s beauty to countless Jews."

Convicted Rapist Continues to Deny his Wife a Get

Yad La’Isha legal aid center demands increased sanctions in jail, convict relents.

Not a Book Club: 100 Women Complete Daf Yomi’s Tractate Taanit

"Knowing that so many others were doing it with me created a sense of excitement and encouraged me to continue until the finish line.”

American Airlines Ejected Jewish Couple Who Refused to Place Tallit Bag Under Seat

“Nobody said a word. Nobody defended us. It was embarrassing,” the wife related.

A Great Miracle Happened Here, and in Arab Lands

In recent years, Yad L’Achim has been operating among Jews living in Arab countries and Arabic-speaking Jews around the world.

Bar-Ilan U Scholar Wins Award for Book on Early Resistance to Rashi’s Torah Commentary

“Rashi’s Commentary may have shaped Judaism and the Jewish people more than any other work except the Bible and the Talmud.”

Chief Rabbi Clashing with Religious Services Minister on Kashrut Reform, Women Supervisors

Minister Kahana (Yamina) is laboring to replace both Haredi Chief Rabbis with Religious Zionist ones, but there's a serious catch.

And Now for Something Completely Different: Yair Lapid May Be Tied to Messianic Jews

A request for comment from Yesh Atid was refused on the grounds that this is a personal matter. Well, yes and no.

New Program Brings Halakhic Study to Women around the World

Religious women sometimes felt uncomfortable approaching rabbis, opting to either ask the question through a male messenger or not ask the question at all.

Sovereignty Movement Congratulates Bennett on Unambiguous Position on Jerusalem

Bennett said that “there is no place for an American consulate that serves the Palestinians in Jerusalem.”

Ma’agar Mochot Survey Shows 52% Reject Reform Section Compromise at the Kotel

There are some hard numbers about the Reform in Israel, and they're quite low.

Yeshiva University Establishes Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Center for Values and Leadership 

The center will be dedicated to the dissemination of his leadership lessons and values in classrooms, communities and through public discussion.

Kashrut Reform Approved by Knesset Committee; Opposition MKs: Dark Day for Judaism

Minister Kahana thanked the committee members and its chairman, MK Yulia Malinowski, for the in-depth discussions of the kashrut program.

Israeli Group Traps Serial Groom Turned Get Refuser, Forces Him to Give a Get

Her husband managed to divorce his fourth wife, granting her a get after securing a bribe of $50,000.

2021 Shabbat Project Roared Back with Record Participation Despite Pandemic

In its ninth year, The Shabbat Project surpassed all pre-COVID levels of involvement, with 1,166 citywide “unity events” and thousands of home-based events in more than 1,500 cities.

Shabbat Project is Back October 22 in 1,500 Cities around the Globe

“In a world of unrelenting distraction and pressure, Shabbat is a unique opportunity for families to truly connect in a magical way."

Bombshell: Jerusalem Court Approves Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount

Now, this is a fine issue over which Israel should go to another election: Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount.

Rabbi Moshe Tendler Dead at 95, Influenced Revolutionary Rulings of Father in Law’s ‘Igros...

Rabbi Tendler was the posek for the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists and served as its president.

Haredi MK to Sue over Fake News that He Sold the Knesset to Ahmad...

"I demand an investigation of the publication of this fake news and intend to sue the publisher for libel."

Last Afghani Jew Gives Wife Get Erev Yom Kippur

Simintov's hostile relationship with the other last Jew in Kabul, Ishaq Levin, became the subject of a play in the UK.

New Texas Law Expediting Death Certificates Benefits Orthodox Families

Under Turner's law, a family can request an expedited death certificate for religious reasons when it plans to bury the deceased in another country.

Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Vindicates Shmita Land Sale Permits, Contradicting Religious Zionist Rabbis

Both methods were devised as legal fictions to go around the literal wording of the mitzvah of shmita.

United Hatzalah Chief Slams Haredim Who Claim Training Women EMTs Violates Modesty

If the person requesting help is female, it would be more halachically correct that she be treated by another female than by a male.

Ushering Out 5781: Elul Selichot Begin at the Kotel

Some time between the decline of the Jewish center in Eretz Israel and the early Medieval era we started saying Selichot as part of our annual cycle of prayers.

Regional Rabbinical Court Rejects Grand Rabbinical Court’s Ruling Saying It Controverts Jewish Law

The regional court judges wrote that the Grand Rabbinical Court had treated the defendant with the "quality of Sodom."

Russian-Tatar Albany Democrat Running for Congress Praises Chassidic Yeshivas

"What I saw in South Williamsburg is a community where people do trust one another."

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