Marmur: Reform and Conservative Judaism under attack
“Reform and Conservative Jews may never be in the majority in Israel and hopefully will not debase themselves by forming political parties, but they represent a 200-year-old manifestation of the faith that will hopefully continue to grow and flourish, as proof that Israel is there for all Jews.”
Jewish spectators crowd court in case of Orthodox man on life support
As lawyers presented arguments that may determine the fate of 25-year-old Shalom Nethanel Ouanounou, dozens of Orthodox Jews came and went.
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.
The challenges of travelling Orthodox
Living as an Orthodox Jew can be difficult at times – especially when vacationing in foreign countries.
YOUR DAILY SPIEL FOR Tuesday, July 11
Israel’s Labour party elects a new leader, rabbis in Canada make Israel’s Chief Rabbinate’s “blacklist” and American and Palestinian representatives sit down to discuss peace.
The Kotel should not be the private playground of Orthodox Jews
The Israeli government took a historic step a few years ago. But like many other things in Israel, it has allowed the Orthodox fringe and some in Zionist religious circles to dictate policy.
Do Jews have an unhealthy relationship with sex?
Attitudes to sex in the Jewish consciousness occupy two fairly extreme poles – one that firmly constrains it and the other that’s pathologically preoccupied with it. So what’s the deal? Do Jews have an unhealthy relationship with sex?
