Orthodox Jews
‘Reaching the finish line’: Controversial haredi draft bill advances for Knesset committee vote
The controversial haredi conscription bill has moved one step closer to a vote in the Knesset after significant progress in the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
Man charged with hate crime for antisemitic attack on Israeli lecturer Rami Glickstein in Manhattan
Argentina's Sephardi chief rabbi reaffirms 100-year-old ruling on conversions, sparks controversy
From pop stars to tefillin pop-ups, Oct. 7 changed how some Israelis practice Judaism
Ryan Turell bringing energy and passion to Israeli hoops
Turell was selected in the first round of the 2022 NBA G League draft by the Motor City Cruise, becoming the first orthodox Jew selected in the G League draft.
Man charged with shooting Chicago Orthodox Jew had map of potential Jewish targets
His phone also had over 100 "antisemitic and pro-Hamas" videos and images, the prosecutor added.
Hulu’s ‘The Honorable Shyne’ documents the Jewish rapper’s beef with Diddy, new life as politician
A new doc sheds light on Shyne and where he’s been, including the former rapper’s response to the sex-trafficking scandal from his mentor Sean “Diddy” Combs.
40 years later, a 'baal teshuva' looks back - opinion
As the late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks wrote, “Hashem is calling on each of us, saying there is a reason why we are here because He has something for us to do, something that only we can do.
Masked man attempts to kidnap Orthodox Jewish boy in Crown Heights
The footage shows the masked man attempting to grab the child and carry him away, before the father pulls the child back and pushes the man off.
‘I’m an American, but I’m also Jewish’: How Orthodox women in college are voting for president
Many Jewish women in the United States, including some who are Modern Orthodox, have taken up reproductive rights as a key issue, with some suing their home states on religious grounds.
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Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
What to do when the (sperm) bank is overcrowded and underused
Israel is a special case in which sperm banks are vital because of the high demand for having offspring.
A NYC conference celebrates the cultural creativity of formerly Orthodox Jews
While the vast majority of the formerly Orthodox have not turned their experiences into memoirs, the last few decades have seen a growing body of artistic, theatrical, musical and academic work.
New York woman initiates Orthodox ‘sex strike’ to receive her Jewish divorce
Berkowitz’s estranged husband had refused to issue a Jewish divorce contract for four years.
