Millennial Jewish Communities Flocking to Hakhel
The Jewish Intentional Communities Incubator Hakhel has added 27 new communities based in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Belgium, Norway, and Australia. Within the United States, new...
Dating, Showering, and Getting Engaged During the Nine Days
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Recently, a young man asked this author whether it was permitted to date during the Nine Days. The answer is not only may one...
Yeshivas Nishmas Hatorah Holds Lakewood Retreat
By Tuli Urbach
Historic. Bold. Unique. Innovative. These are some of the words that come to mind when describing the latest initiative undertaken by Yeshivas Nishmas Hatorah. This past motzaeiShabbos,bachurim...
Why Israelis Aren’t As Worked Up About the Kotel As Diaspora Jews
The future of prayer at the Western Wall has become one of the most contentious issues among Diaspora Jewry in the past year, mainly as a result of the...
British Chareidi Husband Loses Appeal to Modern Orthodox Wife by Avrumi Goldfarb
They married in 2000. Ten years later they separated.
He was Chareidi — she became, say, more modern. Both were British.
They had five children, ranging in age between 3 and...
From Good To Great: YU Online Course Teaches Rabbis The Art Of Public...
By Rochelle Maruch Miller
Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future and affiliate Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) recently launched “Drashas and Shiurim: From Good to Great,” a continuing rabbinic...
$2.5 Billion Distributed to Madoff Victims
A court-appointed trustee in New York has mailed out $2.5 billion in checks to victims of Bernard Madoff's massive fraud.
Irving Picard announced the distribution on Thursday. He said it...
Israel’s Chief Rabbi Blasts Geert Wilder in Shechita Letter
The Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Yona Metzger, was shocked to discover that the Dutch Freedom Party, headed by pro-Zionist Geert Wilder, is getting on the "Ban Shechita" bandwagon. He...
Torah or Menorah?
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
To learn or not to learn?
That is the question. Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind of halacha to light the Chanukah licht at home thus leaving...
Orthodox Union Expresses Deep Disappointment Over DemocraticParty Platform Silence On Jerusalem
Today, the leadership of the Orthodox Union expressed its deep disappointment over the Democratic Party's platform's shift of language with regard to the status of the holy city of...
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(Dec. 2, 2024 / JNS)
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(Dec. 2, 2024 / JNS)
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