A recent article in these pages by sociologist Steven Cohen and others concluded, based on the Pew Research Center’s findings, that in 40 years, far fewer American Jews will identify as Conservative ...

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As New York officials sound alarms this week about the measles outbreak in urban and suburban areas that include concentrations of Orthodox Jews, leaders of those communities are pushing back, saying ...

When Rachel Feldman, a cultural anthropologist and assistant professor of religious studies/Judiac studies at Franklin & Marshall College, heard about kosher collaborations happening between Orthodox ...

As a lawyer and professor of business law, I have found that women bring their own brand of values to an employment setting. (Of course we do!) In fact, it was due to my prior experience in the ...

A post-election survey of Orthodox Jewish voters found a “vast” gap in priories between Trump and Biden voters, reflecting the kind of polarization found among all Americans. The survey of Orthodox ...

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill lights candles during the Orthodox Easter service in Moscow. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images President Vladimir Putin’s decision to attack Ukraine has split the Orthodox ...

In parts of the Orthodox world, racist rhetoric has been normalized. Rabbis speaking from the bimah refer to Palestinians as Amalek. Calls to block humanitarian aid are incorporated into divrei torah.