
Am Yisrael High! Meet the Chasidic campaigner for drug reform
Orthodox councillor Andrew Walters wants to free the weed – but not in the way you might think

Power struggle leaves Israel without chief rabbis
Politics, nepotism and the role of women have left the country's top rabbinical offices vacant for the first time in its history

Another step forward for Orthodox female rabbis
The graduation of Rabbi Miriam Lorie is a pivotal moment as she has her own community

Rabbi’s ordination marks a decade of progress for Orthodox women in Britain
Rabbi Miriam Lorie will next week become the first ordained woman to lead an Orthodox community in the UK

Orthodox women in New York launch ‘sex strike’ to protest against religious divorce
A group of Orthodox women are refusing to enter the mikveh in protest over a fellow community member’s plight

Charedi protesters block motorway and say they would rather ‘die’ than enlist
Some strictly-Orthodox protesters called the police ‘Nazis’

Orthodox dentist shot dead in California a week after celebrating his birthday
Recent graduate Dr Benjamin Harouni was killed while Mohammed Abdulkareem, 29, was arrested by police

Rabbi Louis Jacobs: a model for today’s spiritual seekers
<p>The courageous thinker’s quest for traditional alternatives can still inspire us</p>

New rabbinic couple gets top job at Golders Green shul
The pair come from Pinner United Synagogue and will take up their new roles early next year

Why Britain's strictly Orthodox Jews are embracing psychotherapy
Secular colleges training therapists are now welcoming increasing numbers from the Orthodox community as taboos over counselling subside

The internal struggle within Israel's new ruling elite
Religious Zionists dominate public life, but they may not be as united as critics think, says the author of a new book

US town pays $600k settlement after allegedly discriminating against Jews
A lawsuit claimed Jackson Township in New Jersey used local land laws to restrict Orthodox Jews' way of life

Israeli rabbi fired by yeshiva after he catfished dozens of women on secular dating apps
Yosef Paryzer told dozens of women his name was Jake Segal and that he was an unmarried immigrant

The House of Love and Prayer and Other Stories review - Dark tales of Orthodox life with a feminist twist
Powerfully told dark stories should help author break through to a new British audience

New rabbis bring ‘energy and talent’ to one of UK's largest shuls
New North London has appointed two American-born rabbis to strengthen its clerical team

Is polyamory allowed in Judaism?
We pose a question of morality to our two rabbis, one Orthodox, the other Progressive...
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