Halachic Process Dynamic
Susan Fishbein Druck Kudos to Rabbi Shai Held on his insightful Opinion piece, “Halacha and Innovation Not Mutually Exclusive,” (May 28).read more
View ArticleDebate On Women’s Roles In Orthodoxy Yields Dramatic Moments
The dramatic highlight of a debate held Saturday night in Toronto on “The Changing Role of Women in Judaism” – really, Modern Orthodox Judaism -- came when Rahel Berkovits, a Talmud scholar in Israel,...
View ArticleExpelled From Shas, And Preaching Tolerance
Gary Rosenblatt Editor And Publisher Fervently Orthodox Israeli rabbi new darling of Jewish establishment here.Rabbi Chaim Amsellem has become an unlikely hero to many in the American Jewish...
View ArticleJust Thinking About Driving on Shabbat
Previously on the"Jewish Techs" blog, I discussed the technical halachic (Jewish legal) minutae surrounding the permissability of using the Amigo Shabbat Scooter from the Israeli-based Zomet Institute....
View ArticleFlying On Shabbat Vs. Chillul Hashem
What would you do if you were a Shabbat observer on a delayed flight late Friday afternoon and it became increasingly unlikley you'd get to your destination before sundown? Ask to get off the plane, or...
View ArticleA Guide To Living A Serious Jewish Life
Jonathan Mark Associate Editor Major new book by Conservative rabbis offers thoughtful essays on wide range of knotty issues. At a time when denominational walls seem to be growing ever higher, the...
View ArticleRabbis At Fertility Conference OK Gender Selection
JNS.org After years in which rabbis forbade any sort of gender selection at conception, a recent Halachic (Jewish legal) ruling has now deemed it permissible to intervene and select the gender of a...
View ArticleRabbi Ovadia Yosef’s Complicated Legacy
Rabbi Gerald Skolnik Jewish Week Online Columnist The State of Israel, and indeed the entire Jewish world, lost one of its greatest and most prolific Torah scholars two weeks ago with the death of...
View ArticleRabbis Honored For Applying Jewish Law To Modern Life
JTA Jerusalem — Four leading rabbis will be honored for their work in applying halachah, or Jewish law, to modern life. The Katz Award 2014 recipients were announced Sunday.read more
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