Halacha
Unnecessary and cruel: Using chickens for kapparot on Yom Kippur violates Jewish values – opinion
The practice has invited widespread scrutiny, even from sages, over the inhuman treatment of livestock. Trigger warning: Some readers might find the disclosed descriptions disturbing
Is there a halachic basis to refuse to serve alongside a female paramedic? – opinion
Parashat Ki Tavo: The finest generation
Guarding our health is an act of Jewish responsibility - opinion
Is quality of life a Jewish concept?
Judaism certainly places a premium on preserving life and usually calls upon us to do everything to save a life. Nonetheless, as Kohelet proclaims, “There is a time for death.”
France gets its first Orthodox woman rabbi
Out of France's tradition of traditional, Orthodox Judaism, is emerging an invigorated movement of women who are looking to serve as rabbis for the Orthodox community.
'Values in Halakhah': Lichtenstein's views on humanism in Jewish law - review
The central thesis of the book – supported by careful text analysis – is that Halacha itself reflects and promotes many humanistic values.
These Israeli women are breaking barriers in the Orthodox community
Historically, rabbis were always men. The Reform movement has been ordaining female rabbis since 1972.
Judaism and organ donation: Is respiratory brain death considered death?
Within the Israeli religious-Zionist community, we strongly encourage organ donation and signing an Israeli organ donation card. Many haredim, however, disagree and Diaspora rabbis are divided.
Hassidic rabbi releases 'kosher' AI chatbot alternative to ChatGPT
After the Skver hassidic movement banned artificial intelligence, Rabbi Moishy Goldstein created Kosher.Chat, an AI chatbot with answers appropriate for Orthodox Jews.
Can Jews talk about death? Yes, it won't kill you
There is a myth that Judaism looks askance at directly talking about death and mortality. But this isn't true.
Should Israel accept immigrants who aren't Jewish according to Halacha? - opinion
Assimilation is not a process in which one group marries another, rather it is a process in which a group or part of it loses its identity and is absorbed into another group.
An amended Conservative Jewish Passover policy taps into the booming gluten-free market
Conservative Jews may now buy certified kosher products that have kosher-for-Passover ingredients and are certified gluten-free — even if they aren’t explicitly certified kosher for Passover.
Calling all engineers: We need better Shabbat elevators - opinion
Are there any electrical and/or mechanical engineers out there willing to propose a halachically acceptable solution to the proper religious authorities?
