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People at the Western Wall
Posted inIsrael

Israel’s High Court sides with egalitarian prayer advocates in long-running Western Wall dispute

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev February 19, 2026February 19, 2026

(JTA) — Israel’s highest court has delivered a unanimous rebuke to state and municipal authorities over long-stalled plans to upgrade the Western Wall’s egalitarian prayer section, intensifying a dispute that […]

Charlie Kirk speaks onstage
Posted inPolitics

In Charlie Kirk, Orthodox Jews found a champion — and a wedge

Louis Keene by Louis Keene September 22, 2025September 22, 2025
Rabbi Yosef Blau
Posted inReligion

Yosef Blau, author of an Orthodox rabbis’ letter calling out Israel, responds to his critics

by Andrew Silow-Carroll September 5, 2025September 9, 2025
Fans say Miriam Ezagui grew a large following through the authenticity of her daily life. (Photo/JTA-Miriam Ezagui-TikTok)
Posted inTech

With 1.6M followers, TikTok influencer Miriam Ezagui teaches the masses about her Orthodox lifestyle

by Elizabeth Karpen and JTA May 11, 2023
In a 2009 photo, a yoetzet halachah, or Jewish legal counselor, answers a hotline for women with questions relating to Jewish laws on sex and intimacy. (Photo/Courtesy Nishmat)
Posted inNews

In a first, Israeli government to pay Orthodox women to advise on Jewish law

by Ron Kampeas and JTA June 7, 2022
National Council of Jewish Women leaders and advocates rallied on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to show support for abortion access, Dec. 1, 2021. (Photo/Courtesy NCJW)
Posted inOpinion

What Jewish law really says about abortion

Ephraim Sherman by Ephraim Sherman and JTA May 3, 2022
Bat Sheva Marcus, the Orthodox sex therapist, is a co-founder and former board chair of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. (Screenshot via YouTube)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish feminist group in turmoil after Orthodox sex guru Bat Sheva Marcus, a founder, is accused of harassment

by Andrew Lapin and JTA April 14, 2022April 18, 2022
Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter, of the South Philadelphia Shtiebel, lights a menorah during a public Hanukkah celebration and menorah lighting ceremony in South Philadelphia on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. (Photo/RNS-AP Photo/Ryan Collerd)
Posted inReligion

More Orthodox women are being ordained, but change is uneven

Yonat ShimronIlan Ben Zion by Yonat Shimron, Ilan Ben Zion and RNS December 17, 2021
The comment section of Melinda Strauss' TikTok account filled up with antisemitic remarks after she posted a video of her nephew Izzy putting on a set of tefillin. (Screenshot/TikTok; Graphic/JTA-Grace Yagel)
Posted inFirst Person

My teenage son wasn’t surprised when antisemites attacked him on TikTok. That makes me angry.

Jessica Russak-Hoffman by Jessica Russak-Hoffman and JTA November 19, 2021
a flowery wedding canopy at sunset by the beach
Posted inMixed & Matched

Can I have an Orthodox conversion with a non-Jewish husband?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler November 17, 2021November 17, 2021

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