“In theory, one can create a minyan today that doesn’t pose risk,” said one rabbi who’s also a physician. “But the question is can that theory be translated into reality.” (JTA) – When the coronavirus ...
The deal puts to rest the decades-long fight between Women of the Wall and the haredi Orthodox religious establishment by making concessions to both sides. TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israel’s government on ...
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JERUSALEM — A long-running battle over worship at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest shrine, was rejoined Thursday as Israeli police arrested five Jewish women who wore prayer shawls at a morning ...
In the Orthodox tradition, prayer for one's neighbors, the living and the departed, occupies a special place. One of its ...
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JERUSALEM (RNS) — Until now, Israeli security forces have done the bare minimum to enforce crowd control during the controversial prayer group’s once-a-month services in the women’s section of the ...
(JTA) When the coronavirus pandemic first descended on the United States in March, the Orthodox rabbis of Dallas shuttered their synagogues together in a remarkable show of unity. In April, as the ...