For decades, liberal denominations have permitted women to be ordained. Orthodox Judaism, however, has largely prohibited it. Yet attitudes toward women’s study of rabbinic texts are changing.

Orthodox Judaism is not known for being particularly progressive—women and men are typically not allowed to sit next to one another if they aren’t married; women abide by strict dress codes; women ...

(New York Jewish Week) — Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, a prominent and empathetic voice on contemporary issues facing Jews in the Orthodox world, died early Friday morning in a car accident on the Garden State ...

The Department of Labor held its first-ever prayer service for its employees this week, in a highly unusual move that mirrors ...

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Chabad, the Orthodox Jewish movement that organizes large public events during major Jewish holidays, identified one of those killed as Rabbi Eli Schlanger ...

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has appointed Abby Stein, a trans woman and Rabbi, to his expansive transition team.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — An East Tennessee man faces multiple charges after allegedly entering a Jewish community center dressed to to “appear as an orthodox Jewish Rabbi,” according to the Metro ...

Hundreds had gathered Sunday to celebrate a Jewish holiday at Bondi Beach where a mass shooting was carried out earlier. The event was to mark the start of the eight-day Hanukkah festival. One of the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a ...