Orthodox woman is new dean of University of Chicago Divinity School Laurie Zoloth, a bioethicist and a scholar of religion and Judaic studies, calls herself a "a lifelong activist from the ’60s.”
City University of NY doctoral students back academic boycott of Israel Earlier in the week, the student government at the University of Chicago approved a Israel divestment resolution, but the school affirmed its position against such actions.
First Person Valentine’s Day: An ideal date for Jewish weddings? Maybe it’s romantic; perhaps it’s convenient. A writer explores why some Jewish couples get married on this traditionally Christian day of love.