Posts Tagged: orthodox Jews
Why I Am a Liberal
I am proud to call myself a liberal. Despite the fact that the term has come to be associated with so many different positions on almost...
Orthodox Union Rejects Female Clergy, Seeks Compliance From Member Synagogues
JNS.org - The Orthodox Union (OU) -- after a year of discussions with various stakeholders and in the face of some opposition -- has established parameters for a three-year period...
The Disappointing Orthodox Response to Hotovely
One of the most important and influential Modern Orthodox Jewish women in the world is under severe attack from some Reform rabbis, who want her...
At New York Awards Show, Orthodox Jewish Teen Star of Hit TV Series Thanks ‘Hashem,’ Says Religion Is the ‘Core of My Identity’
Jewish teen actor David Mazouz, who plays a young Bruce Wayne in the Fox series "Gotham," was honored on Sunday night for his accomplishments as...
New Jersey Town Sued Over Laws Aimed at Deterring Orthodox Jews From Moving In
JNS.org - A complaint filed by New Jersey’s Attorney General Christopher Porrino this week alleges that the New Jersey township of Mahwah has introduced laws that...
New York Times Column Ignores Rabbi Sacks Role in Trinity School Overhaul
A British rabbi, Jonathan Sacks, has inspired the head of one of Manhattan’s oldest, fanciest, and best historically Christian private schools to overhaul its school...
What Are Haredi Jews Doing to the Jewish Community?
I do not want to come across as a rabbi-basher, or an opponent of Haredi Judaism. Much like other things, there are parts that I...
Orthodox Contestant on ‘Jeopardy College Championship’ Says ‘Rigorous, Religious-Secular’ Yeshiva Curriculum Prepared Him Well for Trivia ‘Cramming’
An Orthodox Jewish contestant competing in this year’s “College Championship” of the hit TV trivia quiz show “Jeopardy!” told The Algemeiner on Wednesday that his...
Rigid Orthodoxy Is Destroying Religion
I've always thought it was important to read opinions that conflict with mine, either to confirm my position or perhaps force me to reconsider it. A...
Petty Orthodoxy
Thetorah.com is a website that analyzes the weekly reading of the Torah for people who do not take every word in the Torah literally. In addition to valuing...
What Is True Modesty?
In the world we live in, there seems to be little room for modesty. Where absolutely every nook and cranny of the human body is...
I’m Proud to Be a ‘Zio’
I was once standing in line to board a plane at Stansted Airport, and found myself next to a gentleman who appeared, to my trained...
Conversion Confusion
We know well enough by now that the status of conversions to Judaism is an unholy, inconsistent, politicized and often corrupt mess. As a people...
Leaving the Fold and Returning to It: Two Tales of Adjustment
I did something recently that I said I wasn't going to do anymore: I read an online essay by a woman who left the "ultra-Orthodox"...
