Jewish law
A case pitting Indiana Jews against an abortion ban heads back to court
Indiana was one of several states to pass severe abortion restrictions following the 2022 US Supreme Court ruling overturning its 1972 Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing the right to an abortion.
Is there a halachic basis to refuse to serve alongside a female paramedic? – opinion
Guarding our health is an act of Jewish responsibility - opinion
Jewish US lawmakers warn antisemitic threats have surged since October 7
Shabbat/ Chag candle-lighting times for U.S. and Israel
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Justice for Holocaust survivors
The Holocaust was the greatest calamity to befall the Jewish People since the destruction of the Second Temple
International humanitarian law in Halacha
MANY RECENT scholars have argued that the international community’s failure to uniformly enforce its rules entirely undermines any possible halachic recognition of international law.
Pesach: Surrounded by charity
While we always have an obligation to give, on Pesach it gets amped up.
‘No one should be an aguna for even a day’
Organization for wives with recalcitrant husbands aims to bring awareness to plight
Uggs, the beloved footwear, may be unkosher
Three separate shatnez labs found shoes from Ugg contained a mixture of wool and linen. Ugg has denied the claims.
Third woman gets divorce after independent Orthodox court annuls marriage
Court convened at request of Center of Women’s Justice represents a challenge to the state rabbinical courts which decline to use tools for annulling or dissolving marriages even in long-term cases.
Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and U.S.
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Distinguished Fellows of Hebrew Law meet with President Reuven Rivlin
“It amazes me how Hebrew Law, which was formulated 2,000 years ago, is applicable to current legal problems. Sometimes there’s a great philosophy in only one or two sentences.”
First-ever ‘Ask the Rabbanit’ website to be launched by women scholars
The initiative, called Meshivat Nefesh, follows an eight-month pilot period in which leading female halachic experts have answered more than 200 questions on a popular websites.
