In European Union countries, the words “Product of the West Bank (Israeli settlement)” will now replace “Product of Israel” on labels of foodstuffs, cosmetics and other consumer goods produced by Jewish-owned enterprises in Yehudah...
by Sarah Rindner Recent debates about women and the Orthodox rabbinate yielded a range of interesting, impassioned and also banal observations by various Jewish professionals and laypeople. Although sociological and legal arguments abound, a...
This morning Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks delivered the Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4 on ‘Reconciling the two faces of religion’. Transcript below. Yesterday I found myself deep in cognitive dissonance. With...
True Orthodox Women leaders are needed today, as they have always been. These women spurned the isms of the day, drawing thousands closer to Torah and Judaism.
Shoshanna Jaskoll submitted a characteristically passionate article for consideration, this time on the hot-button issue of yoatzot halacha, women trained in hilchos nidah who serve as information intake points, advisors, and more in a very sensitive area....
Australian political advisor Robert Hoge was born with a severe facial deformity and describes himself as “the ugliest person you’ve never met.” When he was born, his parents burst into tears. Mr. Hoge did...
By Orit Samuels Tel Aviv and Gush Etzion, only a seven minute drive from my place. Here is one of the 5 Jews brutally murdered today in cold blood because he is a Jew....
Klal Perspectives – The Technology Issue The latest issue of Klal Perspectives is now available for download or online viewing. Many months in preparation, the issue offers new and diverse analyses of a complex...
The positions Open Orthodox leaders have espoused put them unmistakably beyond the pale of Torah Judaism, no different than the Reform or Conservative movements. Open Orthodoxy is leading the Jewish people away from the Torah.
“The Paroches of the Aron Kodesh (Curtain of the Holy Ark) will feature Batman or Superman, and some portraits of NFL greats will adorn the walls of our new shul, which will cater to...
