Category: Judaism

Nearly two weeks ago, Arutz Sheva conducted an interview with Rabbi Shlomo Riskin about a number of subjects, the first of which was Knesset legislation to bar non-Orthodox Israeli clergy from using state-regulated mikva’os for conversions...

This article originally appeared in Times of Israel. The art of deflection and of evading reply to the substance of the argument is not limited to the discourse in the current US Presidential campaign....

We don’t often see an effort by a beis din that ties together so many elements of the Orthodox community – Israel and the US; haredi and centrist. Sadly, it is a warning to...

Comprehensive book about the Open Orthodox movement just published Harav Chaim Zelig Fasman, zt”l Leading rabbi challenges Sweden: End bans on milah, shechita Op-Ed: With partners like these… Why So Many Young Jewish Couples...

The heads of the American Reform and Conservative movements believe that Jewish love for Israel comes with terms and conditions, and that they control the American Jewish heart. They are inflating their importance on both sides of the Atlantic, and placing naked self-interest ahead of the unity of the Jewish People.

Rabbi David Rosenthal has done that which few others can do when dealing with a lightning rod issue. Whereas most naturally engage in polemics from the bottom up, reacting critically or harshly defending (albeit...