HaShem on the Hill
James Besser Washington Correspondent Abba Cohen, Washington representative of Agudath Israel of America, is part of a trend that is changing the character and content of Jewish politics.It was a...
View ArticleAgudah: Avi Weiss Shul Not Orthodox
It's a strange thing about some liberal rabbis. They knock the concept of "Das Torah" (the unilateral and unquestioned right of sages to guide their community based upon their mastery of Torah). But...
View ArticleKaparos: It's Complicated
Around the Christian holiday season, one often hears an old-fashioned song about the fate of the fowl destined for the festal board: "Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat." Of course, for...
View ArticleOrthodox Groups And Mohelim Sue NYC Over Controversial Bris Practice
Staff Report As expected, a group of ultra-Orthodox organizations and three individual plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit against New York City’s health department seeking an injunction against...
View ArticleJudge Denies Injunction Against NYC Bris Rules
Staff Report New York City’s requirement that a mohel must obtain written consent from parents to peform oral suction during a bris will not be suspended because of a court challenge, a federal judge...
View ArticleThe Most Important Funding for Jewish Schools That You've Never Heard Of
Jeff Leb Special To The Jewish Week The challenge of day school affordability is not just an economic but an existential one; it is about the continuity and vitality of the next generation of Jews....
View ArticleSummer Of Supplication
Adam Dickter Assistant Managing Editor Two scandal-plagued Jewish pols seek forgiveness in a primary that falls during the Days of Awe. New York’s primary election this year falls on Sept. 10, almost...
View ArticleKosher Soup Kitchen Serves Up Voter Registration Forms
Adam Dickter Assistant Managing Editor Thousands of needy clients urged to meet Friday's deadline. Hundreds of needy New Yorkers who will visit three kosher soup kitchens today will get something more...
View ArticleOU, Agudah Announce Pre-Election Legislative Breakfasts
Staff Report Christie to keynote OU event in Teaneck; CIA's Woolsey at Agudah in Manhattan. Politicos will munch kosher bagels with Orthodox leaders at two major events planned just prior to local...
View ArticleHaredi Jews Rally In N.Y. Against Israeli Draft Proposal
JTA NEW YORK — Tens of thousands of haredi Orthodox Jews rallied in New York against a proposed Israeli law that would draft more young haredi men into the military.read more
View ArticleTop Agudath Israel Rabbi Slams Reform, Conservative Movements
JTA The rabbinical leader of the haredi Orthodox Agudath Israel of America said the Conservative and Reform movements “will be relegated to the dustbins of Jewish history.”read more
View ArticleOrthodox, Reform Groups Differ On Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Call
JTA Washington — Reform and Orthodox Jewish groups had opposite takes on the Supreme Court decision not to hear gay marriage cases, effectively extending the right to a majority of the states.read more
View ArticleJewish Groups Lend Legal Support To Hijab-Wearing Teen Denied Job
Steve Lipman Staff Writer When Abercrombie & Fitch said the head scarf was a no-go, Jewish groups responded. Should an American business be allowed to deny a job to a Muslim teenager who wears a...
View ArticleCharedi Leader Opens Door On Metzitzah
Amy Sara Clark Staff Writer Agudah’s Zwiebel suggests practice of only using mohels who test negative for herpes 'worth looking into.' In what appears to be a crack in the united charedi front on...
View ArticleOrthodox Fear Repercussions From Same-Sex Marriage Decision
Jonathan Mark Associate Editor Supreme Court ruling sets off anxiety about lost funding, limits on free speech and labels of bigotry. The Supreme Court decision affirming same-sex marriage as a...
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