David Schoen opts to don head covering on Senate floor, after explosion of social media questions over solution he found to going yarmulke-less

While Schoen tried to avoid calling attention to his Jewishness by wearing a kippa, his halachically questionable way of reciting a blessing before drinking water did just that

Guidelines around menstruation and intimacy are a pillar of Jewish life that many same-sex couples refuse to abandon, even as they fear rejection by those running the ritual baths

If mental health is a life-or-death issue in Jewish law (it is), then Orthodox rabbis need to free women who are kept suffering in dead marriages by get-refusers

Social media users who commented on official page about removal of kosher permit from cafe were told parents are 'primitive' or to 'shut up'; rabbinate says posts 'unauthorized'

David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef dismiss previous ruling that green-lighted tech option, while two rabbis behind it stick to their guns

Head of the Israeli Ohr Torah Stone network Rabbi Kenneth Brander states unequivocally that fighting the virus is more important than Jewish funeral rites

Relatives will not be permitted to travel to one another for traditional meal on first night of holiday, even if that means individuals will have to observe it alone

In bold ruling, Israeli religious authorities say use of technology permissible because it allows families to celebrate together during time of crisis

Remarks draw ire of far-right minister who says PM's words 'belittle every believing Jew' and predicts Netanyahu will soon come begging for votes from religious communities