Kay: The view from the balcony
Barbara Kay reports on her first High Holidays experience at a modern Orthodox shul.
Vale: Why do the Orthodox walk on the road on Shabbat?
“By walking on the street, it’s as if a person is acknowledging the different nature and pace of the day.”
Ben-Dat: Why is non-Orthodox Jewry vanishing?
Mordechai Ben-Dat explores how the non-Orthodox Jewish community can grow in the near future.
Fleeing the ultra-Orthodox
People who feel they do not belong in the ultra-Orthodox world nowadays have better options.
New avenue opens for women seeking ritual purity advice
There’s a new resource for Orthodox women who feel more comfortable speaking to another woman about female health matters.
CBC doc sheds light on reformed white supremacist
The story of a man born into an Orthodox family who later joined a white supremacist group.
Canadian Orthodox woman releases debut album
Naomi Adler’s road to recording an album has been long and winding having learned the basics of singing through busking.
Embracing joy in turbulent times
Rabbis discuss the battle people have with the commandment of rejoicing while the world goes through devastating disasters.
The challenges of travelling Orthodox
Living as an Orthodox Jew can be difficult at times – especially when vacationing in foreign countries.
Reclaiming Kaddish as a woman
In the Jewish world in which I was schooled – the Jewish world in which my father raised me – girls and women did not say Kaddish.
