Citing intermarriage threat, Israeli rabbis ‘blacklist’ families deemed not Jewish
By Andrew Tobin TEL AVIV (JTA) — Yael knew she would have to prove she was Jewish. But she never expected trying to get married…
Religion
Jewish leaders condemn Quebec Mosque shooting
(Jan. 30, 2017) – In response to the deadly shooting at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec on Jan. 29, 2017, B’nai Brith Canada Chief…
For Jewish groups in Women’s March, many causes to fight for and a long road ahead
By Ben Sales (JTA) — One Jewish group that joined the Women’s March on Washington has seen its online donations double since the election of…
Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and the halacha police
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, attended the Inauguration Day service Friday, Jan. 20, 2017 at St. John’s Episcopal…
Israel’s chief rabbis embrace friendlier approach to marriage, but is it enough?
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Many Israelis feel alienated by the marriage process in their country, fed up with the bureaucracy and strict religious requirements. Some seek to reform…