Modern Orthodox
Nelech: inspiring the next generation of olim to make aliyah
In January 2026, Nelech, the only Orthodox program that almost fully integrates students into Israeli schools, will launch its pilot program with a cohort of 25 students from across the US.
A growing religious voice for peace: Smol Emuni holds third annual conference in Jerusalem
Dozens of Modern Orthodox rabbis call for ‘moral clarity’ in the face of Gaza humanitarian crisis
Period between Passover, Shavuot a time of education and contemplation - opinion
Israeli high school principal returns to IDF to help amid COVID-19
Many Israeli civilians, especially in the Homefront Command, are being called to return to reserve duty.
Israel must deepen commitment of Diaspora to Jewish identity’ says OU head
Fagin insisted that if the Jewish state views the Diaspora as a strategic asset then it needs to invest far larger resources into Jewish education in the US.
On modern Orthodoxy
I have found that students are confused about Modern Orthodoxy and perceive it as some sort of ‘Diet Orthodoxy’.
Rabbi Norman Lamm, longtime head of Yeshiva University, dies at 92
The noted Modern Orthodox rabbi, author and communal leader had just lost his wife to COVID-19 a month earlier.
300 Israeli women march for 24 hours in support of agunot
The walk even included a discussion circle with agunot and Ohr Torah Stone’s Yad La’isha staff of rabbinical court advocates, lawyers and social workers, with the purpose of raising funds for Ohr Torah Stone's Yad La'isha: The Monica Dennis Goldberg Legal Aid Center and Hotline.
Book review: Open Orthodoxy founder tells story
Rabbi Avi Weiss takes the reader on his evolving journey
A thought on the emergence of modern Orthodoxy
“Observance of the Sabbath gradually was abandoned in the larger cities and increasingly in the small towns as well
Haredi-Modern Orthodox tug-of-war in 20th century US
In the years following World War II, approximately 140,000 Jewish refugees arrived in the United States, many of whom were Orthodox, and belonged to various hassidic groups.
10 years after beginning of 1st Orthodox rabbinical school for women
“I never thought being a rabbi was an option,” Hurwitz said. “It just wasn’t imaginable.”
Someone appears to have put dead chickens in a Jewish grave in Connecticut
Police are investigating the incident and said it appears someone dug it up by hand several days ago.
