The ketubah is a binding document in Jewish law that traditionally spells out a groom's responsibilities toward his wife − but that many couples adapt to be more egalitarian. PowerSiege/iStock via ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maggie Anton writes the books she wants to read. It just so happens those books are a mix of Jewish women’s history and their evolution, along with great romance. “My whole point is commentary and ...

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 ...

On July 19th, the Knesset, led by Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party, passed a new “basic law,” with the anodyne title of “Israel—The Nation-State of the Jewish People Law,” commonly called the ...

Urgent action on the part of the United Nations to prevent the adoption of drastic anti-Jewish laws in Arab countries has ? asked by the World Jewish Congress in a note submitted to the U.N. Economic ...

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 ...