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Women and the Wall - Jerusalem Post


Women and the Wall
Jerusalem Post
I completely agree with the policy of observing halacha, traditional Jewish law, at the Kotel. This is the place where the Temple stood and total reverence to the traditional understanding of God's will should be observed in such a holy place.

Feminine Orthodox rabbinics - Jerusalem Post


Feminine Orthodox rabbinics
Jerusalem Post
The Israeli programs of Nishmat's yoatzot halacha, Women Halachic Consultants, trained in laws of ritual purity, and Ohr-Torah Stone's toanot rabbaniot, Rabbinical Court Advocates, trained in Jewish divorce law and bet din practices, have contributed ...

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Can I Make Oatmeal on Shabbos? - Chabad Info


Can I Make Oatmeal on Shabbos?
Chabad Info
Renowned Rabbinic authority, Levi Wineberg from Johannesburg, presents here for the first time a synthesis between Halacha and Chassidus. This class explores the last class on the laws of kneading (lash) on Shabbos and is dedicated by The Niasoff ...

The IRF Has IT Right On The Halachik Pre Nup - Rabbi Barry Gelman - The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.


The IRF Has IT Right On The Halachik Pre Nup - Rabbi Barry Gelman
The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.
This is approach, the need for unanimity before a halachik position can be accepted leads to what what Rabbi Daniel Sperber calls “Paralysis In Halacha.” The tragedy in the case of Halachik agunot is that there are real human casualties whose lives are ...

Non-Kosher! - The Jewish Press


Non-Kosher!
The Jewish Press
... mentions a practice in Yerushalayim that a caterer who ruined the meal paid the owner for his embarrassment,” replied Rabbi Dayan. “The Tur (OC 170) cites this Gemara, but it is not recorded by other authorities, and is not accepted as the halacha.

Israel Must Recognize Israel - Daily Beast


Daily Beast

Israel Must Recognize Israel
Daily Beast
The court ruled that, no, he is born of a Jewish mother—Jewish according to Halacha whether he likes it or not—and even more important, that the Law of Return's strictures supersede any other in matters of citizenship. Accordingly, Ornan is to be ...
Who Says You're a Jew?Huffington Post Canada (blog)

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Knesset rejects marriage equality bill - Jerusalem Post


Knesset rejects marriage equality bill
Jerusalem Post
By LAHAV HARKOV "Freedom of Choice in Marriage" bill fails; Meretz calls rabbinate and halacha extremist, dark, anachronistic, chauvinist. The Knesset voted down a bill on Wednesday that would allow same-sex and interfaith couples to wed.

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Gay rabbis, God's will, and Conservative Judaism - The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.


The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.

Gay rabbis, God's will, and Conservative Judaism
The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.
The Conservative seminary's statement affirmed that it is “bound by Halacha [Jewish law], whose inclusive approach allows for a variety of halachic opinions.” In other words, Schechter considers itself bound by Jewish law, which for millennia has ...

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Halacha may be adjusted to societal reality - San Diego Jewish World


Halacha may be adjusted to societal reality
San Diego Jewish World
Halacha is not a static system. It allows for a radical re-visioning of Jewish law based upon the ever changing social circumstances. Hillel, for example, permitted people to circumvent the agricultural laws of the Sabbatical Year—despite the fact ...

Is 'Halachic' Going Mainstream? - Forward


Forward

Is 'Halachic' Going Mainstream?
Forward
When 'halachic' starts showing up in ad copy, chances are it is going mainstream. By Jenna Weissman Joselit Whatever we may think of advertising — a capitalist tool, an agent of manipulation, a bravura display of wit and verbal dexterity, ...

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