A court decision allowing Israeli women to take the Chief Rabbinate’s exams is the latest sign of growing recognition for ...

Lag BaOmer bonfires and picnics have been adopted by some with a fervor as if Moses himself had commanded them. Mimunah is celebrated as if Judaism can’t do without it. More recently, Ashkenazic Jews ...

Tour participants walk past an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man during a tour by Frieda Vizel of the Hasidic section of Williamsburg in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP ...

Israeli opposition accuses Netanyahu of seeking to pass law exempting ultra-Orthodox Jews from military service to appease ...

(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 ...

The past week has seen violence from within the haredi community from extremists who are against a law that would require ...

Female rabbis have staked a claim to a Judaism that is fully inclusive and respectful of the values of all its adherents.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s minister for religious affairs criticized Reform Judaism on Tuesday, saying he doesn’t consider members of the denomination to be Jews. David Azoulay of the ultra-Orthodox ...

A surge in LGBTQ rabbinical students reflects long-delayed access and a changing model of spiritual leadership, raising ...

At 21 years old, Yehudah Pryce was a gang member facing 24 years in a maximum security California state prison for armed robbery. At 42 years old, Pryce will fly from the Los Angeles area to ...

“The purpose of prayer is to get into a habit of building a connection with God,” Rabbi Miller told us. “We can ask God for ...

NEW YORK — Frieda Vizel left an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in New York in a crisis of faith at 25. But instead of cutting ties, she became a successful online personality and guide to the tight-knit ...