Judges: Gender Segregated Pool Hours at Lakewood, NJ Condo Unlawful
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit found on Monday that a condominium’s sex-segregated pool time policy in the heavily dominated New Jersey neighborhood of Lakewood discriminated...
Haredi Anglo Immigrants Buck the Trend of Voting in Blocs
By Sam Sokol
BEIT SHEMESH, Israel (JTA) — On Saturday evening in this quiet Jerusalem suburb, hundreds of black-suited, predominantly American-born haredi Orthodox Jews gathered in a local synagogue. Representatives...
Back to Basics: A Crisis Of Faith
By Rabbi Tuvia Teldon
Jews of all affiliations and people of all religions are not immune to experiencing a crisis of faith. Depending on the depth of one’s belief, there...
Illuminating Jewish Thought: Explorations Of Free Will, The Afterlife, And The Messianic Era
Authored by Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank, a maggid shiur at Yeshiva University, Illuminating Jewish Thought: Explorations of Free Will, the Afterlife, and the Messianic Era, is the first volume in...
MUST WATCH VIDEO: The Kiddush Club
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A Moshe Rabbeinu for Each Generation
By Rabbi Tuvia Teldon
In honor of the 11th of Nissan next week, which is the Rebbe’s birthday, I would like to share some thoughts about our Rebbe.
I find that it...
Early Bird Registration for OU’s Torah New York Ends March 18
Top scholars to address #METOO, addiction, and politics at 2nd Annual Day of Learning April 29
NEW YORK – Leading rabbinic scholars, educators and Jewish communal leaders will be featured...
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The Spiritual Food Cycle
By Rabbi Tuvia Teldon
As we find ourselves between Purim and Pesach, foods of different types take on extra meaning and deserve some attention to ensure that...
Unmasking The Purim Paradox
By Yochanan Gordon
The month of Adar is synonymous with joy and festivities. And while there is great depth and significance to the joy of Purim, it is the type...
New Study Shows Religion Can Make You Feel Better—Or Worse—Depending On Your Spirituality
A new study has found that participating in religious activities improved mood among those with depression and bipolar disorder, but only those who truly valued religion reaped these mood-boosting...