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We tested the IDF’s new AI rabbi on Jewish law, and the results were mixed
29 Jan 2026 13:52 GMT
A recent public controversy erupted after Shin Bet chief David Zini, an observant Jewish man, reportedly said he does not shake hands with women. Had Maj. Gen. (res.) Zini sought guidance on the matter, he might have consulted the IDF’s newest digital …
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And now for something completely different: Asylum for British Jews
29 Jan 2026 18:03 GMT
… among American officials, British Jews, and Israel’s … and business issues under Jewish law. President Donald Trump appointed … (née Alexander), is Jewish and whose family holds … “Our shuls, Jewish charities, communal organizations and Jewish schools, among …
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Jewish Studies Department Hosts Lecture
28 Jan 2026 21:53 GMT
… Negev with a specialty in Jewish Law in the modern period, … being “The Codification of Jewish Law on the Cusp of Modernity … in Jewish tradition. During this period of time, Jews are … to interpretation. For instance, Rabbi Meir interpreted that food being …
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A Millennial rabbi built a synagogue where others have closed. Her maverick ideas are becoming a model.
28 Jan 2026 12:17 GMT
… closely watched experiment in American Judaism — an urban congregation built … to an estimated 150,000 Jews — mostly immigrants — packed … , the granddaughter of a rabbi who served pulpits across the … difference or sidestep halacha, Jewish law, but an effort to …
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Parshat Beshalach and Ran Gvili: Why Judaism brings our dead home
28 Jan 2026 09:29 GMT
… transporting bones is striking. Jewish tradition develops two closely … renewal.
Why bones matter
Jewish law does not treat the … Jewish law is meticulous about collecting and burying bones and remains.
Rabbi … years, we learn what Judaism insists we never forget: …
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Counting the days: How Jews clung to the Hebrew calendar as Nazis tried to erase it
28 Jan 2026 04:30 GMT
… bury the dead according to Jewish law. Another, written by Mordechai … calendar written from memory by Rabbi Yaakov Avigdor in the … a particularly meaningful holiday for Jews during the war, Tal … described how, just like the rabbis in the Haggadah gathered in …
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’32 women reported sexual assaults’ – Berlin rabbi convicted for abusing multiple women
27 Jan 2026 09:52 GMT
… described how the rabbi approached them under … stated that the rabbi systematically targeted women who … Judaism.” For many, these encounters were their first interaction with the Jewish … were fundamentally “incompatible with Jewish law, Halacha,” and barred …
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Course on real-life questions Jews asked across the ages
26 Jan 2026 15:52 GMT
… real-life questions that Jews have asked their sages … of Jewish life imprinted in the responsa literature,” said Rabbi … an insight into how rabbis composed thoughtful answers to … clears away the confusion surrounding Jewish law, showing the thoughtful process …
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Physical Judaism Appreciated – Introduction
26 Jan 2026 00:31 GMT
… under-appreciated: Physical Judaism : The objects and … – often translated as “Jewish Law” – may more precisely … ;
⇒ Other practical Physical Judaism Appreciated mitzvah technology ‘illustrations … the particulars of other Jewish communities. Essentially, given …
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‘You’re Disgusting’: University of Miami Sophomore Harasses ‘Students Supporting Israel’ Campus Group
30 Jan 2026 00:17 GMT
… someone who is a non-Jew is like eating with an … if you are not a Jew you are an animal. That … -Jews.
Students told The Miami Hurricane that Mahony also charged that “rabbis … Talmud, a key source of Jewish law, tradition, and theology, is often …