Fleeing the ultra-Orthodox
People who feel they do not belong in the ultra-Orthodox world nowadays have better options.
Book examines the ways American Orthodoxy has changed over the years
Chaim waxman’s book challenges the notion that Orthodoxy is immutable.
The Orthodox coalition: diverse, divided, but not destroyed
Outside major population concentrations there is less antagonism toward liberal voices and more co-operation between Orthodox rabbis across the spectrum
Modern Orthodoxy at the crossroads
The movement’s unique vibrancy comes from balancing tradition and secular life. But therein may lie the seeds of a schism
Would Canada benefit from a chief rabbinate?
For most of the people approached for their opinion, (rabbis included) the concept of a chief rabbi was not even on their radar
Conference discusses state of Modern Orthodoxy
Called Renewing Our Spirit 2016, the conference brought together speakers from Canada, Israel and the United States to examine issues facing the community today
Jews must care for all people, British chief rabbi says
Compassion for all people is a Jewish responsibility, and in its absence, no amount of prayer or ritual is enough to call oneself a religious Jew, says Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis
Lev Tahor raid in Guatemala yields no new evidence
Equal to the Canadian case, the investigation of the Lev Tahor community in Guatemala has failed to turn up any proof of child abuse or of any law-breaking
Outremont places of worship referendum set for Nov. 20
Nov. 20 is the day Outremont will decide by referendum on a bylaw that would ban any future places of worship on Bernard Avenue. The date was set at the Montreal borough’s regular council meeting on the evening of Oct. 3, despite objections from the sole Jewish councillor, Mindy Pollak, and the Centre for Israel […]
Dehumanizing the ultra-Orthodox won’t get Jews anywhere
Is innuendo, fear-mongering and disdain for “the other” – in this case, religious Jews – justified by anyone, for any reason? asks Rabbi Joseph Kanofsky
