United States

Jewish groups putting up a fight against growing opioid epidemic

"A lot of the rabbis are more familiar with it," says one activist. "You can't say anymore that it doesn't exist in our community."

Jewish Agency rips Israeli rabbinate’s rejection of prominent US rabbi’s conversion

The Jewish Agency board also unanimously passed a resolution urging the government of Israel to implement a plan to resolve interdenominational disputes over the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Black Brooklyn beating victim sues New York City, Orthodox Jewish security patrol

The lawsuit alleges that the police mishandling of the investigation is directly related to a federal corruption scandal involving police officers and Orthodox Jewish businessmen.