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Conservative rabbis endorse use of electric cars on Shabbat, but divisions over driving remain

The two decisions illustrated a divide within the movement over the proper way to reserve the day of rest.

By Jackie Hajdenberg July 27, 2023 3:17 pm

At event inspired by The Moth, yeshiva graduates drop the mic on their haredi Orthodox upbringings

Yeshiva Stories, organized by the nonprofit that has led the way in pushing for greater yeshiva oversight, provided a mix of serious and comedic vignettes about young haredi Orthodox life.

July 12, 2023 5:06 pm

Thousands of kosher food lovers turn out for the first-ever Kosherpalooza festival at Meadowlands

For $150 a ticket, attendees were treated to a day of kosher cooking demonstrations, wine tastings and food samples from 125 vendors.

June 29, 2023 5:39 pm

Uruguayan Jewish soccer fans face a World Cup dilemma: Root for Uruguay or Israel?

By Juan Melamed June 7, 2023 4:09 pm

Yulia, who is also known as Tugra, visited Israel after spending time in Lebanon, Greece and Turkey. (Yehiel Lamesh)

For 5 days, an endangered seal became a celebrity on an Israeli beach. Locals want her back.

By Deborah Danan May 17, 2023 2:26 pm

With goblins, spellcasters and holiday heroes, board game makers are imagining new Jewish worlds

By Lindsay Eanet May 12, 2023 10:00 am

With 1.6M followers, TikTok influencer Miriam Ezagui teaches the masses about her Orthodox lifestyle

By Elizabeth Karpen May 9, 2023 10:00 am

Jewish weavers craft their own heritage at this New Jersey synagogue’s ‘Loom Room’

By David Mark May 8, 2023 6:00 am

Rising football star Harry Sheezel could be ‘greatest ever male Jewish athlete in Australia’

By Nomi Kaltmann May 5, 2023 9:22 am

American couples caught at Tel Aviv airport trying to smuggle hundreds of pounds of Fruit Roll-Ups into Israel

By Jackie Hajdenberg May 3, 2023 12:00 pm

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Conservative rabbis endorse use of electric cars on Shabbat, but divisions over driving remain

At event inspired by The Moth, yeshiva graduates drop the mic on their haredi Orthodox upbringings

Thousands of kosher food lovers turn out for the first-ever Kosherpalooza festival at Meadowlands

Uruguayan Jewish soccer fans face a World Cup dilemma: Root for Uruguay or Israel?

For 5 days, an endangered seal became a celebrity on an Israeli beach. Locals want her back.

With goblins, spellcasters and holiday heroes, board game makers are imagining new Jewish worlds

With 1.6M followers, TikTok influencer Miriam Ezagui teaches the masses about her Orthodox lifestyle

Jewish weavers craft their own heritage at this New Jersey synagogue’s ‘Loom Room’

Rising football star Harry Sheezel could be ‘greatest ever male Jewish athlete in Australia’

American couples caught at Tel Aviv airport trying to smuggle hundreds of pounds of Fruit Roll-Ups into Israel

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