For decades, liberal denominations have permitted women to be ordained. Orthodox Judaism, however, has largely prohibited it. Yet attitudes toward women’s study of rabbinic texts are changing.

Lawmakers are considering a draft bill to end the exemption granted to ultra-Orthodox men enrolled in full-time religious ...

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With a goal of developing the next generation of skilled and inspired leaders in the Jewish community, the Orthodox Union ...

Adam S. Ferziger talks to JNS about his new book, "Agents of Change."The post How American immigrants contributed to a new ...

A new draft law on conscripting ultra-Orthodox Jews, whose support is crucial for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ...

We believe it is time for the Jewish community, and for New York, to reconsider how we help our loved ones live fully, and ...

Explore the debate on public funding for religious schools, as a Jewish group aims to establish a virtual charter school.

A senator since 2013, Booker has been called the “the Senate’s most Jewish non-Jew.” On Nov. 29, he married Alexis Lewis, a ...

A newly introduced draft law aimed at regulating military service for Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community has triggered widespread controversy, with opposition parties accusing Prime Minister Benjamin ...

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A new Israeli draft law which would concript ultra-Orthodox Jews has reignited fierce political battles, as the long-standing ...