Halacha

The rabbis attacking Israel’s courts are attacking Religious Zionism - opinion

The very ethos of Religious Zionism is integration: to bridge the sacred and the worldly, and to play an integral role in building the State of Israel.

Ultra orthodox jewish men protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, at the home of Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg in the settlement of Alon Shvut, June 3, 2026.
'Spirituality can grow without diminishing anyone,' says the writer.

Parashat Tazria-Metzora: Turning lemons into lemonade

 An illustrative image of a Passover Seder plate.

Make this year’s seder meaningful when tables are smaller - opinion

Soldiers are ready for anything - including Passover.

IDF's ‘Operation Roaring Matzah’: Keeping Passover, ensuring security for army and country


Step by Step: Exploring the concept of Techumim


Embracing diversity, love and respect despite our disagreements - opinion

In today's algorithm-driven world, we lose important, diverse experiences. With our already limited perspectives in society, open-mindedness and respect for other opinions is crucial.

 WOMEN OF the Wall holds a Rosh Hodesh prayer service, as other women protest against them, at the Western Wall, in 2019.

What will happen to Second Gentlemen's house mezuzahs after election change?

Doug Emhoff installed mezuzahs at the Vice President’s Residence. What happens to them when he moves out, or up?

 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris accompanied by Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, depart the Kotoka International airport to continue with her trip to Tanzania and Zambia, in Accra, Ghana, March 29, 2023.

The Halacha of sex and gender: The Jewish view on the Imane Khelif 'controversy'

How Jewish law views sex and gender and tackles intersex, chromosomal, and hormonal issues.

 BOXING, WOMEN’S 66kg semifinal at the Paris 2024 Olympics: Imane Khelif of Algeria, Aug. 6.

The problems with preimplantation genetic diagnosis in Jewish law

This method is time-consuming and expensive, but it is also an incredible method to prevent conception with eggs that have evidence of genetic abnormality.

 A petri dish is seen following an embryo transfer surgery at the Beijing Perfect Family Hospital, in Beijing, China April 6, 2023

MKs propose bill to enable burial of terror victims ‘lacking religion’ in Jewish plots

According to the bill, terrorists do not differentiate between these and other Israelis, and their families should therefore be allowed to bury their loved ones alongside Jews.

The Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives

The red heifer: A statute with a cause - opinion

As a people bound to our Jewish texts, we question and delve into the unknowable to understand our relationship to God and mitzvot more fundamentally.

 The red heifers brought to Israel from Texas.

Shabbat has also become a casualty of the war - opinion

Violating Shabbat to keep our loved ones and country safe is a mitzvah. Let's pray we soon return to a time where it is a mitzvah we don't have to keep.

A religious Israeli soldier is seen near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, December 19, 2023.

Educating tomorrow's children: Three women certified as halachic leaders

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: Rabbanit Avigayil Unterberg Nouriel, Rabbanit Idit Mevorach-Shaag, and Rabbanit Hila Naor joined 19 others already certified by the institute out of Ohr Torah Stone (OTS).

 From left: Rabbanit Hila Naor, Rabbanit Idit Mevorach-Shaag, and Rabbanit Avigayil Unterberg Nouriel.

‘Goyhood’ - Reuven Fenton on the story behind his debut novel

The character discovers, to his disbelief and horror, that his mother was not actually Jewish,

 REUVEN FENTON: ‘New York Post’ reporter, Orthodox Jew.