halachah

Jewish burial societies face difficult choices as deaths from coronavirus mount

At stake is not just the health of chevra kadisha members, many of whom are older, but the sacred commandment to honor the dead.

By Shira Hanau April 21, 2020 12:28 pm

For Jewish law authorities, the coronavirus has caused an unprecedented flurry of questions

From the acceptability of online prayer quorums to the ethics of medical triage, rabbis are facing questions they never have before.

April 2, 2020 4:43 pm

Ideas

You don’t need Zoom or Skype to say Kaddish without a minyan. Here’s a healthier option for the community.

Some rabbis are encouraging internet-based solutions to hold us over, but a campus rabbi writes that those solutions could come with a significant cost.

March 25, 2020 5:55 pm

Ideas

In Judaism, abortion is not a right – and pregnancy is a responsibility

By Rabbi Avi Shafran May 30, 2019 1:01 pm

Ideas

What Jewish law really says about abortion

By Ephraim Sherman May 22, 2019 5:10 pm

Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, Torah sage called greatest of generation, dies

By Mati Wagner July 18, 2012 2:49 pm

Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, leading halachic authority, dies at 102

By Marcy Oster July 18, 2012 2:43 pm

Court strikes Oklahoma ban on Shariah law

By Marcy Oster January 10, 2012 7:57 pm

Ideas

Offended by Rabbi Amar

By JTA Mailman September 16, 2010 11:16 pm

Ideas

Online shul is a ridiculous idea

By JTA Mailman August 30, 2010 12:10 am

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