Jewish law
Parashat Tazria-Metzora: Turning lemons into lemonade
These parashot deal at length with a unique phenomenon described in the Torah – tzara’at, which are marks or changes that appear on the walls of a house, on clothing, or on the body.
New Kentucky law says authorities must contact Chabad before cremating unnamed body
Time for Israel’s non-kosher public to push back - opinion
New study examines debate over brain-dead pregnant women kept on ventilator
A treasure in a relationship
This week, we read two Torah portions: Tazria and Metzora.
A call for change
Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo says Jewish law has become stagnant, conformist and out of touch with reality.
Haredi protestors take body of deceased baby from ambulance during funeral
The baby drowned to death in the southern city of Ashdod earlier this week.
Why Israel needs kashrut reform
Changing such an ingrained culture as that which surrounds kashrut supervision will not be easy.
‘Jewish law’ clause dropped from nation-state bill
The draft still includes a clause that demotes Arabic from being an official language to being one with "special status."
Tom Paine debunked the Virgin Birth. What else would a Jew debunk?
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner slapped with lawsuit over financial disclosures
The couple is being sued by Washington lawyer Jeffrey Lovitky, who alleges they failed to disclose investments in two law firms.
Fiery Knesset debate over courts using more Jewish law gets out of hand
MKs unleash verbal assault on committee chairman Slomiansky.
Will Jewish-state bill politicize process for defining who is a Jew?
The nation-state bill has proved to be a topic of contention in the Knesset, where now MKs are butting heads over its impact on Jewish identity in Israel.
Tradition today: Akiva the maverick
Above all Akiva placed love at the center of his worldview – love of God, love of Israel, love of humanity, love of Torah, love of the Land of Israel.