MIAMI (CBSMiami) - The Jewish discussion on abortion does not center around pro-life or pro-choice. Instead, Judaism focuses on the mother's right to protect herself from harm. Within the faith, there ...

The religious Jewish community cannot justify staying on the sidelines of the abortion debate, writes a Hasidic health care researcher. (JTA) – Alabama and Georgia have passed laws recently that limit ...

I am not a politician and I have no wish to become one. I am a rabbi, and the role of a rabbi is not to be a military tactician or a political pundit, but to learn, share and teach halacha, or Jewish ...

Sometimes scrutinizing ancient Jewish law reveals not just strictures and admonitions, but also benign acceptance and humaneness. Such is the conclusion of Fractured Tablets, Mira Balberg’s new book ...

Protesters attend the “Jewish Rally for Abortion Justice” in Union Square near the Capitol. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to ...

Rabbi Sharon Mars serves as the senior rabbi of Temple Israel, Columbus. Rabbi Rick Kellner serves as the senior rabbi of Congregation Beth Tikvah, Worthington. As rabbis, we are invited into joyful ...

Recently, a young woman who had suffered a miscarriage called Shoshana Samuels, who is a yoetzet halacha, a trained adviser in the Jewish laws of family purity. Samuels was able to answer the woman’s ...

This column originally appeared on May 22, 2019. (JTA) – Alabama and Georgia have passed laws recently that limit or forbid abortions in unprecedented ways, joining a growing number of states that are ...