I left Big Law at 29 to become a rabbi, then changed careers again at 40. Here's what I learned about finding the perfect job

Justin Pines, the CEO of the Jewish Broadcasting Service, initially took a "safe" career path in corporate law, before ...
CBS News

Rabbi: Jewish Law Provides Room For Debate To Protect Life In The Womb And The Mother's Health

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 Forward

What Jewish law really says about abortion

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 ...
The Forward

Of course remembering is a quintessential Jewish trait, but let’s not forget about forgetting

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 ...
The Nation

Jewish Law Permits Abortion—So Is There a Case to Restore Reproductive Rights?

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 ...
Yahoo

From the marriage contract to breaking the glass under the chuppah, many Jewish couples adapt their weddings to celebrate gender equality

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 ...
Jewish Journal

Exploring Jewish Law, Tradition and Women’s Roles

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 ...
Jewish Journal

Expert in Jewish law, women’s health offers intimate help

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 ...
The Times of Israel

Jewish ethics is preferred over Jewish law

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Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Kareski Quoted by Angriff As Justifying Nuremberg Laws

The cultural portions of the Nuremberg laws are justified by Georg Kareski, newly appointed president of the Reich Federation of Jewish Cultural Unions, in an interview prominently featured in today’s ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

What Jewish law really says about abortion

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 ...