Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig says that for observant Jews, it can be challenging to observe laws like Shabbat while dealing with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two thousand years ago, Jews were divided between competing sects all based on the Jewish scriptures, but with different ...

This column originally appeared on May 22, 2019. (JTA) – Alabama and Georgia have passed laws recently that limit or forbid abortions in unprecedented ways, joining a growing number of states that are ...

I am not a politician and I have no wish to become one. I am a rabbi, and the role of a rabbi is not to be a military tactician or a political pundit, but to learn, share and teach halacha, or Jewish ...

Protesters attend the “Jewish Rally for Abortion Justice” in Union Square near the Capitol. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to ...

Two things are true about Judaism and abortion. One: Jewish tradition is very clear that abortion is appropriate when it comes to protecting maternal health, and particularly when it comes to saving ...

For years, Jewish organizations have fought for abortion access as a matter of religious freedom. Jewish law is clear: Life begins at first breath, not fertilization. Until that moment, a pregnancy is ...

Rabbi Ridberg is the spiritual leader of Congregation Dor Hadash and the president of the San Diego Rabbinic Association and lives in La Jolla. A year ago, my gender fluid child celebrated their ...

Rutgers University has been hit with a suit by a Jewish law student who claims he was subject to harassment and retaliation after objecting to other students' statements about the Hamas attack on ...