Orthodox Union asks women clergy to change their titles
By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — Following its rabbinic ruling prohibiting synagogues from hiring female clergy, the Orthodox Union is pressuring synagogues that have hired…
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This Israeli film about Orthodox Jews is a surprise hit overseas
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — It’s safe to call the Israeli film “The Women’s Balcony” the opposite of a Hollywood blockbuster and it will be…
These 7 smartphone apps make life easier for religious Jews
By Josefin Dolsten (JTA) — These days there are smartphone applications for pretty much anything, from ordering food to finding a date to reporting anti-Semitic incidents. But…
New Edmonton JLI course focuses on the impact of the Six-Day War on Israel: Starts May 15
(Edmonton, AB) – One fateful week in June 1967 redrew the map of the Middle East. Fifty years later, Israel continues to face numerous existential…
Passover 2017: Is U.S. President Donald Trump anti-Muslim?
by Rabbi Daniel Friedman (EJNews) – “Given his latest travel ban imposed on seven specific nations, who here believes Donald Trump is anti-Muslim?” I recently…