In the 1950s, the future of American Orthodox Judaism looked so gloomy that the prominent sociologist Marshall Sklare predicted its imminent extinction. Sklare’s ominous forecast could not have proved ...

From gender roles to religious authority, American-trained leaders transformed key debates in Israeli Judaism.

(RNS) — Over the past year, a group of mostly modern Orthodox Jews has met in living rooms on the Upper West Side of Manhattan to discuss Israel’s devastating war in Gaza and to hear from Jews and ...

Melinda Strauss, a content creator known for explaining modern Orthodox Jewish life to 1.5 million TikTok followers, is ...

Close to 30 Jews met recently at a private home on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, sitting on borrowed folding chairs to hear Karin Loevy, an Israeli legal scholar at New York University. She spoke about ...

The challenge is not only how to remain financially afloat today, but ensuring that Orthodox middle-class life in America remains sustainable for future generations The post How much does Orthodox ...

Taking on more roles in synagogue means “I have more of a say in how things work,” says a graduate of a progressive all-girls high school in Jerusalem. This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen ...

A new Modern Orthodox day school is opening in Baltimore three months after another shut down. The Ohr Chadash Academy, which is opening Sept. 1, will be located at the Park Heights Jewish Community ...

A new picture book is telling the story of a young girl who takes her Jewish faith into her own hands, one swing of a plastic white ball at a time. Ping-Pong Shabbat recounts the true story of Estee ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Providence's Orthodox Jewish community is hoping to grow its numbers – and, in light of the rising cost of housing, is offering a ...

Ziva Mann remembers how joyful and smiley her daughter was as a child — the family even gave her the nickname “Giggles.” “She was just sunshine,” Mann said. That changed around second grade, when her ...

(RNS) — Orthodox Judaism, both in the United States and Israel, has typically espoused a right-wing political orientation and unconditional support for Israel. These Jews beg to differ. (RNS) — Over ...