Tag: Orthodox Judaism
American Jewry’s days of reckoning
On Sept. 29, U.S. President Donald Trump set out his nationalist political philosophy in his address before the U.N. General Assembly. Arguing that the nation-state is the best guarantor of human freedom and liberty,...
If you lower it, will they come? The high costs of Jewish day school
When students returned to the San Diego Jewish Academy just a few weeks ago, they were greeted not only by new teachers, but new classmates as well.
“For the coming school year, we have a...
Orthodox woman to lead National Security Agency’s new cybersecurity division
An Orthodox Jewish woman has been picked to lead the National Security Agency’s new Cybersecurity Directorate, effective Oct. 1.
Anne Neuberger, a 10-year NSA veteran who lives in Baltimore, helped found the U.S. Cyber Command,...
First-ever Memorial Day ceremony held for Orthodox Jewish soldiers
For the first time, a Memorial Day ceremony was held in Jerusalem on Tuesday night honoring the memories of Orthodox Jewish soldiers who laid down their lives in service to their country, as well...
Jewish tensions heat up over Western Wall prayer space
A pair of Israeli cabinet members and a Knesset member have in recent weeks inflamed tensions between the Jewish state and leaders of American Jewish organizations by expressing opposition or even disdain towards supporters...
Orthodoxy should be able to evolve
We all know that joke about the captain who saved Robinson Crusoe being shown around his island. Crusoe shows him his two synagogues. Two synagogues? For one person? “Yes. That one, that one I...