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Rabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis will be the spiritual leader of Shirat Hatamar, an Orthodox synagogue in the West Bank settlement of Efrat. (Screenshot/JTA)
Posted inNews

For the first time, a woman will lead an Israeli Orthodox synagogue

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA April 29, 2021
image of men wearing kippahs
Posted inMixed & Matched

Is it reasonable to expect to marry my Orthodox boyfriend?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler November 17, 2020
Beth Jacob Congregation in Oakland (Photo/Facebook)
Posted inReligion

Oakland synagogue celebrates new year with long-awaited eruv

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 14, 2020September 14, 2020
a bald man in a black judge's robe sits in a chair
Posted inWorld

In the Netherlands, judges can fine and lock up Jewish men who refuse to give their wives a religious divorce

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA August 19, 2020
"Monologues from the Makom" is a collection of essays exploring female sexuality in the Orthodox world. (Illustration/JTA-Grace Yagel)
Posted inBooks

Taking a page from ‘Vagina Monologues,’ a new book explores taboos around women’s sexuality and gender in the Orthodox world

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA August 18, 2020August 18, 2020
Meg Keene's son. (Photo/Courtesy Keene)
Posted inUncategorized

Orthodox school challenged by gender-fluid applicant

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 13, 2020August 17, 2020
Renee Godinez had her son pour spring water on her to symbolize immersing in a mikvah. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Godinez)
Posted inReligion

Converting to Judaism during the pandemic: delay — or get creative?

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA May 11, 2020
Instead of her planned bat mitzvah Torah service, Raizel Mahgel-Friedman will have a "Torah learning" ceremony streamed on Zoom on April 24. (Photo/Courtesy Nell Mahgel-Friedman)
Posted inReligion

Orthodox Jews find creative workarounds for b’nai mitzvahs during pandemic

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 21, 2020April 22, 2020
Jerusalem gay pride parade, Sept. 18, 2014. (Photo/JTA-Hadas Paush-Flash90)
Posted inUncategorized

We Orthodox Jews desperately need gay rabbis

Rabbi Daniel Landes by Rabbi Daniel Landes May 28, 2019May 28, 2019
Protesters on both sides of the abortion issue gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building during the Right To Life March in Washington, Jan. 18, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Mark Wilson-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

What does Jewish law say about abortion?

Ephraim Sherman by Ephraim Sherman May 23, 2019

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