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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 343

Rabbinical Council of America

Semi-automatic guns are displayed for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply, in Springfield, Illinois, January 16, 2013. (Seth Perlman/AP)
August 22, 2023, 8:11 pm
Jewish groups back gun restrictions for domestic abusers in US Supreme Court case
Amicus brief led by Jewish Women International includes organizations representing Reform, Conservative and Orthodox rabbis in high-profile test of Second Amendment
By Andrew Lapin
Illustrative: An Israeli family seen during the Passover Seder on April 3, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 7, 2020, 5:09 pm
In reversal, US Orthodox groups say no shared Passover Seders should take place
Guidance by Orthodox Union and others says people should celebrate traditional holiday meal only with those who live with them, with no communal gatherings
By Josefin Dolsten
Orthodox Jewish men use 'social distancing' as they pray outside the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters, March 20, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, before leaders of six major organizations released a joint statement urging worshipers to 'avoid, to the maximum extent feasible, any outside interactions' to help stop the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
March 23, 2020, 10:02 am
American Orthodox Jewish groups call for observance of social distancing
Statement issued amid reports of continued large gatherings by Haredim despite rapid spread of coronavirus in US
By Marcy Oster
Rabbi Jeffrey Saks, the newly named editor of Tradition magazine, in his Jerusalem office. (Sam Sokol)
February 12, 2019, 4:25 am
Journal’s new editor wants to steer Modern Orthodox debate into the 21st century
Updated philosophical challenges, from the role of women clergy to self-driving cars, aren’t the only things bringing flagship magazine Tradition into the future
By Sam Sokol
Illustrative photo of a Jewish man erading from a prayer book. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
January 18, 2019, 6:04 am
Will modernized texts replace ArtScroll prayer books in Orthodox synagogues?
Editions focusing more on women and the State of Israel may be stepping in for the more conservative version that has dominated for decades
By Ben Sales
The entrance to the offices of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, Jerusalem. (Flash90)
November 27, 2018, 3:15 pm
After years-long legal battle, Rabbinate names approved non-Israeli rabbis
Religious authorities accede to advocacy group’s demands to publish criteria for recognizing rabbinical courts on conversion, divorce
By Marissa Newman
People light candles as they gather for a vigil in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Saturday, October 27, 2018. (AP/Matt Rourke)
October 28, 2018, 10:09 am
As Shabbat ends, religious Jewish groups condemn synagogue attack
Many Orthodox Jews would have been unaware of the massacre in Pittsburgh, which left 11 dead, until after nightfall on Saturday
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative: Soldiers of the IDF's ultra-Orthodox Netzah Yehuda Battalion study at the Peles Military Base, in the northern Jordan Valley. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
April 17, 2018, 11:41 pm
US Orthodox groups condemn violence in Israel against ultra-Orthodox soldiers
Three organizations slam religious extremists who assault Haredi members of security forces over objections to their enlistment
By JTA and ToI Staff
Adina Shmidman, a doctor of educational psychology and the founder of a mentoring program for rabbis' wives, will be the first director of the Orthodox Union's new Department of Women's Initiatives. (Courtesy of the OU/via JTA)
October 31, 2017, 5:50 am
Orthodox Union’s new project says women don’t need to be rabbis to be leaders
A February ruling forbade females from holding rabbinical titles, officiating at events, or speaking from the pulpit, but expands their roles as teachers and counselors
By Ben Sales
Illustrative: A man stands outside the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 31, 2017, 11:42 pm
Jerusalem rabbinical court refuses to grant couple a ‘get’ until prenup voided
Penalizing a man for refusing to grant his wife a divorce constitutes coercion, ruling states, even if both parties agree to such a stipulation
By Yaakov Schwartz
Pope Francis waves to the faithful as he arrives for his weekly general audience at St Peter's square on August 30, 2017 in Vatican. (AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO)
August 31, 2017, 10:53 pm
Rabbis seek pope’s cooperation in fighting Islamic extremism
Despite deep differences between the two faiths, Orthodox Jews leaders and pontiff seek to deepen dialogue and partnership
By JTA
Yeshivat Maharat graduates at their ordination ceremony at Ramaz High School in New York City, June 16, 2013 (photo credit: Joe Winkler/JTA)
May 20, 2017, 2:45 am
Orthodox Union asks women clergy to change their titles
Move follows February ruling by umbrella group that bars females from serving in positions of spiritual authority
By Ben Sales
Former Justice Minister Ayalet Shaked with Tzohar founder Rabbi David Stav holding a new prenuptial agreement developed by the organization for Israeli Jewish couples to sign ahead of weddings in this 2017 file photo. (Courtesy)
March 9, 2017, 11:29 pm
In effort against ‘chained’ wives, justice minister urges prenups
Ayelet Shaked touts new agreement, developed by Tzohar rabbis group, based on ‘Jewish ideals of love, equality and human goodness’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative: Protestors rally at a demonstration against the new ban on immigration issued by US President Donald Trump at Logan International Airport on January 28, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images/AFP)
January 31, 2017, 3:29 am
Orthodox, liberal denominations unify around opposition to Trump ban
In rare show of unity, OU and RCA join Reform, Conservative movements in condemning executive order barring entry to citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries
By JTA
Chuck Davidson
December 23, 2016, 3:33 pm
Chuck Davidson
Dear Rabbis Goldin and Matanky —
3 questions on the RCA standardization of conversion and a suggestion to resolve the issues for once and for all
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