The Israeli Dee family lost three members during Passover. Why won’t they sit shiva until after the holiday?
In Jewish law, mourning and festivals do not mix
In Jewish law, mourning and festivals do not mix
Rabbis have a halachic responsibility to consider the human dignity of the individuals affected by their rulings
The exhibit in Padua includes a Yiddish translation of a treatise on human anatomy and illustrated diplomas.
Pride meets the gatekeepers of Jewish law as observant couples reimagine gendered wedding rituals
Orthodox Jewish organizations are running out of time to organize our political power and communal voice in defense of abortion laws that allow us to keep our faith.
Like most questions of halacha, it depends on who you ask.
The fact that Judaism has its own vast corpus of legal arguments is of little interest to Larry David — he’s a law unto himself. But every so often his actions give way to a question of Talmudic precedent. When, for instance, Larry accidentally spilled coffee on a Klansman’s robe on Sunday’s episode and then…
An American nursing home worker might have inadvertently exposed a resident to the virus, and that person has died. Now the worker — an Orthodox Jew — has questions, for the sake of his soul. Someone has written on his behalf to a rabbi in Jerusalem: “The man is broken and shattered,” the letter reads….