Rabbis mull conversion ban for anti-Israel protesters
This deliberation comes as several US-based rabbinical courts have received conversion applications from candidates who attended anti-Israel protests, prompting a ...
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US rabbis call for boycott of Portland over antisemitic policy move
In an unprecedented response, 110 prominent religious leaders unite against Maine’s BDS resolution targeting Israel.
Beyond 'Fiddler on the Roof': The untold story of Jewish life in Eastern Europe
History has forgotten the millions of Jews who flourished in Eastern Europe for centuries, and we too tend to remember ...
Exclusive: Brutal treatment of rabbits in petting zoos, stores
“It's an industry, in the full sense of the word," the director of the Legal Department of the nonprofit organization ...
Ukraine synagogues prepare for tense Shabbat under heavy security
Rabbis decide to stay with their communities, report shortages of basic goods. Rabbi rules that in current crisis, Jewish Ukrainians ...
'Haredi' bridegroom in New York unmasked as Lebanese Muslim
Man calling himself "Eliyahu Haliwa" met and married a girl from New York's Syrian Jewish community without anyone bothering to ...
Rabbis: Unvaccinated worshippers may not pray in synagogue
Chief Rabbi of Ramat Gan Yaakov Ariel rules that those who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID are in violation ...
Rabbis warn Modern Orthodox group of 'crossing red lines'
In letter to Tzohar organization, 12 local rabbis accuse Modern Orthodox group of acting against Chief Rabbinate and posing a ...
Israeli military to allow non-Orthodox rabbis to officiate funerals
In major departure from past practice, IDF agrees to change rules governing funerals for fallen soldiers. Move comes in response ...