Tag: Orthodox Judaism
Israelis believe themselves less divided than in 2023
Although Israeli society is divided in many ways, Israelis see themselves as more unified in 2024 than they were in the prior year in several areas, according to data from the Pew Research Center.
Many...
Must Jews ‘repent’ for voting for Trump?
In the weeks before the observance of Rosh Hashanah, religious Jews give a lot of lip service to the idea of repentance. That is the main point of our observance in the Hebrew month...
Orthodox Jews go Republican
Contrary to Joe Biden’s claim, you can be black and vote Republican. You can also be Jewish, Hispanic or Asian.
In anticipation of the 2024 presidential election, it’s important to keep this in mind regarding...
Meet Israel’s only female ultra-Orthodox Border Police officer
Sgt. Maj. Avishag Shiran Malka, 38, is the only female ultra-Orthodox member of the Israel Border Police. The stringent religious practice of the ultra-Orthodox combined with the intense nature of her work can be...
‘Pioneer’ anesthesiologist Rebecca Twersky dies at 67
Dr. Rebecca Twersky, former chief of anesthesia at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Josie Robertson Surgery Center, died in mid-May at 67.
“In addition to her many professional accomplishments, Dr. Twersky was well known...
‘New York Times’: Orthodox Jews not ‘archetypical’
If there is a quintessential New York Times reporter, that writer might complain that Orthodox New York Jews have too much influence and are not the “archetypical Jewish New Yorker.”
That’s just what Dana Rubinstein did in...
Brandeis under fire for ‘anything but orthodox’ ad
A page on the Brandeis University website's about section refers to "Our Jewish roots." Founded in 1948, the school "is animated by a set of values that are rooted in Jewish history and experience,"...
Agudath Israel: ‘Invaluable’ to talk antisemitic attacks, zoning with New York AG
The American Jewish Committee’s 2022 State of Antisemitism in America Report found that 89% of U.S. Jews think that antisemitism is a problem stateside, and 41% felt less safe than in the prior year. According to...
‘I was Jewish, and that was it’
A rabbi on his way to board a connecting flight at Jordan’s main airport had the straps of his tefillin (phylacteries) cut by security guards who called them a security threat, he said Thursday.
It was the...
Religious-Zionist leader Rabbi Haim Drukman in ‘very serious condition’
Religious-Zionist leader Rabbi Haim Drukman remained in “very serious condition” on Wednesday after requiring life-saving CPR. Drukman has been treated in the intensive care unit at Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center since last week...