jewish law

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

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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

Israeli right-wing lawmaker wants nation to be governed by Jewish law. He acknowledges it won’t happen soon.

Bezalel Smotrich told a conference for rabbis that “there are other people who think differently and we need to get along with them.”

August 6, 2019 8:06 am

Bezalel Smotrich

Right-wing Israeli lawmaker: Return nation’s justice system to days of kings David and Solomon

By Marcy Oster June 3, 2019 11:35 am

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What Jewish law really says about abortion

By Ephraim Sherman May 22, 2019 5:10 pm

Armenia’s capital honors Holocaust survivor who coined the term ‘genocide’

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 31, 2018 7:40 am

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Judaism requires us to pursue the goals of the Paris climate accords

By David Kraemer June 13, 2017 2:13 pm

Jewish women’s eggs are hot commodity, but are they ‘kosher’?

By Suzanne Pollak July 29, 2015 1:00 pm

Is Kosher Switch really kosher for Shabbat?

Is Kosher Switch really kosher for Shabbat?

By Uriel Heilman April 16, 2015 4:12 pm

Israeli rabbi bans renting apartments to lesbian couples

May 16, 2014 9:29 am

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