Report: Arnold’s, Thomas’s, Sara Lee, Stroehmann, Freihofer’s, Entenmann’s Dropping Kosher Certifications
Consumers may have thought these were isolated business decisions or cost-cutting measures, but that’s not the case.
Israeli Actress Gal Gadot Attacked for Holocaust Remembrance Day Stand
There was a flood of tweets in response -- many posting their love for the actress, but an equal number filled with hate.
Revolutionary Ruling Permits Genetic Testing of Halachic Jewish Status
Some 40% of European Ashkenazi Jews carry a genetic mark that suggests they are the offspring of four mothers who immigrated to Europe from the Middle East a millennia ago.
Get Ready for Wednesday’s Once-in-150-Years Blood Moon that’s also Super Moon, Blue Moon, Lunar...
It's going to be a packed Wednesday night for moon-loving earthlings of every persuasion, including the atheists among us – our silvery satellite will have something for everyone, for the first time since 1866.
Rebbetzin Malka Piotrkowski: We should Reexamine Prohibition of Touching During Nida
"When giving birth, the touch is a mixture of affection and support, when halachically the woman is Nida."
Report: Iran Threatens to Destroy Tomb of Esther and Mordechai
There is no way to independently confirm the report, but if it is true, it would not be the first time the site has been threatened.
Haredi Couple Married on Shabbat Due to ‘Urgent Circumstances’
The Sheva Brachot meal could not be held as planned on Shabbat morning because the existence of a bride and a groom was in doubt.
Rabbi Riskin Confers Halachic Authority, Communal Leadership on 3 Orthodox Women
The title that was awarded the three women stops short of a rabbinic ordination, recognizing them instead as spiritual leaders and teachers of halacha.
UK Judge Permits Euthanasia of Jewish Baby Against her Parents’ Wishes
This baby should be allowed to die in England because sending her to Israel would risk her life.
Military Rabbi Checking Unit’s Eruv Foiled Terrorist Attack
During his inspection tour, Rabbi Shnerb noticed two suspicious individuals hiding on the slope below the post.
White House Clarifies Western Wall Position with JewishPress.com
A spokesperson for the White House said the rude Western Wall comments were "not the position of this administration."
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, Founder of IFCJ, Dies Suddenly at 67
Former MK Dov Lipman: "I am in shock. . . A heart that gave and gave and gave stopped working."
Kosher Supervisor Star-K Parts Company with Starbucks
See the Star-K Starbucks Recommendations Chart inside the article.
Chief Rabbi Delays Burial of Get Refuser’s Mother, Refuser Caves (Maybe)
Five years ago, the man remarried, leaving his first wife without a Get which keeps her from being remarried in a religious ceremony.
Archaeologists Find Shiloh Altar Used During Temple Era
Shiloh, in Samaria, was the site of the first Tabernacle in Israel. Archaeologists now have found evidence that after Shilo was destroyed and Jews returned, they sacrificed even during the First Temple period.
Oldest Torah Scroll Proves Yemenite, Chabad Versions Right
One of the challenges of the comparative analysis of the scroll has been the tendency of later scribes to “correct“ the work of their predecessors.
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.
Openly Homosexual Orthodox Jew Ordained in Jerusalem, Hold My Beer
It appears that Rabbi Landes removed himself from the boundaries of Orthodox Judaism with his defiant "ordination."
WATCH: US Rep. Rashida Tlaib ‘Celebrates Jewish Independence’ in Chanukah Message’, Says Israel Advocacy...
"Rashida’s celebrating Jewish independence in Judea by describing the Jews that live there as occupiers."
French Jewish Woman Murdered by Radical Islamic Terrorist Yelling ‘Allahu Akbar’ in Paris
The killer shouted "Allahu Akbar!" as he stabbed her while she lay sleeping in her bed.
Chief Rabbinate Bans Burial of Get Refusers’ Dying Father
This is not the first time that the rabbinic courts in Israel try to put pressure on a get refuser through sanctions against his relatives.
It’s Official: You Can Be a Non-Jewish Rabbi
How the reform movement has reached the ultimate diversity.
WATCH: Siyum HaShas for English Speakers in Israel
There are 2,711 pages in the entire set of tractates of Talmud. It between seven to seven and a half years to complete the cycle of studying them all.
Greenblatt Headed Obama Admin Agency, Soros-Funded Initiative Before ADL
ADL national director Jonathan Greenblatt accused of politicizing his organization's principles.
US President Donald Trump Makes History in Visit to Western Wall [video]
The director of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation showed President Trump and his family during their visit to the site explanatory photos and drawings of the Holy Temples and the Temple Mount.
Rabbi Riskin Calls for Public Transportation on Shabbat
"Public transportation can be operated on Shabbat with non-Jewish drivers."
Ancient Inscription Identifies Gargilius Antiques as Roman Ruler on Eve of Bar Kochva Revolt
'For the first time, we can state with certainty the name of the Roman prefect of Judea during the critical period leading up to the Bar Kochva revolt.'
NYC Mayoral Candidate Andrew Yang Against Circumcision, Supports 2-State Solution
“From what I’ve seen, the evidence on it being a positive health choice for the infant is quite shaky.”
With Synagogues Shuttered, ‘Porch Minyans’ Grow in Brooklyn
While some rabbis have banned the porch minyan on various grounds, week upon week of staying home has started to wear people down, and the phenomenon has increased.