halacha

Hassidic rabbi releases 'kosher' AI chatbot alternative to ChatGPT

After the Skver hassidic movement banned artificial intelligence, Rabbi Moishy Goldstein created Kosher.Chat, an AI chatbot with answers appropriate for Orthodox Jews.

07/05/2023

Can Jews talk about death? Yes, it won't kill you

There is a myth that Judaism looks askance at directly talking about death and mortality. But this isn't true.

By SHLOMO M. BRODY
14/04/2023

Should Israel accept immigrants who aren't Jewish according to Halacha? - opinion

Assimilation is not a process in which one group marries another, rather it is a process in which a group or part of it loses its identity and is absorbed into another group.

By SHALOM SADIK
09/04/2023

An amended Conservative Jewish Passover policy taps into the booming gluten-free market

Conservative Jews may now buy certified kosher products that have kosher-for-Passover ingredients and are certified gluten-free — even if they aren’t explicitly certified kosher for Passover.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
06/04/2023

Calling all engineers: We need better Shabbat elevators - opinion

Are there any electrical and/or mechanical engineers out there willing to propose a halachically acceptable solution to the proper religious authorities?

By DAVID S. LEVINE
29/03/2023

What's next for women's advanced halachic study in Israel?

When it comes to women’s halachic learning and certification, Israeli policy, legal reforms and communal acceptance all play a significant role

By SHOSHANNA KEATS-JASKOLL
18/03/2023

Yad La'isha: Jerusalem center fighting trapped marriages

Also known as “The Aguna Warrior,” Yad La'isha director Pnina Omer and her Jerualem-based organization fight to free women in trapped marriages.

By SHARON GIVATI
11/03/2023

The Israeli Right has gone too far - opinion

The result is that although the majority of the public as of today does not really want to destroy the modern Jewish state, the Right has not been wiped out.

05/03/2023

Rabbis and LGBTQ+ Jews, a developing topic of compassion and halacha - opinion

What unites these rabbis is the idea that the Jewish community has an obligation to respect the divine humanity of each community member, without condoning acts that are outside Halacha.

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