State-mandated cremation a posthumous ‘mitzvah,’ says leading Orthodox rabbi
State-mandated cremation a posthumous ‘mitzvah,’ says leading Orthodox rabbi Head of the Israeli Ohr Torah Stone network Rabbi Kenneth Brander
March 29, 2020
Concern in Jewish Communities: Bodies of Corona Patients may Require Cremation
Concern in Jewish Communities: Bodies of Corona Patients may Require Cremation Rabbis in the Diaspora are facing a new threat,
March 26, 2020
The digital irony of the coronavirus crisis
The digital irony of the coronavirus crisis Jewish tradition has a remarkable way of connecting current events to the Torah-reading
March 24, 2020
Israeli communities make signs to show unity in coronavirus lockdown
Israeli communities make signs to show unity in coronavirus lockdown Families around the world can join the project and send
March 24, 2020
Corona’s Bad Enough Without It Dividing Us
Corona’s Bad Enough Without It Dividing Us Rabbi Kenneth Brander 13/03/2020 Perhaps one of the most painful realizations of tragedy
March 13, 2020
Virus outbreak disrupts joyous Purim fest but some improvise
Virus outbreak disrupts joyous Purim fest but some improvise “Judaism celebrates the value of life before the ritual aspect,” said
March 11, 2020
What will become of the ‘easy’ cases?
What will become of the ‘easy’ cases? Agunah Day reminds us that any woman trying to move on from a
March 9, 2020
Can a person in home-quarantine read the megillah via Skype?
Can a person in home-quarantine read the megillah via Skype? As coronavirus places people in isolation, rabbis grapple with how
March 5, 2020
Brought his Mistress into the Home but Refused to Divorce his Wife
Brought his Mistress into the Home but Refused to Divorce his Wife; Claimed “Divine Will” A.– who led a cult-like
March 4, 2020
Italy: Communal prayer becomes prohibited in some areas
Italy: Communal prayer becomes prohibited in some areas Italian Jewish life in danger as result of COVID-19 spread, following new
February 25, 2020
Wandering in the desert, activists demand ‘chained’ women be let go
Wandering in the desert, activists demand ‘chained’ women be let go A solidarity march with agunot — women denied a
February 25, 2020
Yad La’isha marks record-breaking number of ‘chained women’ cases resolved
Yad La’isha marks record-breaking number of ‘chained women’ cases resolved The ‘agunah problem’ is an ongoing Jewish legal (halachic) issue
February 25, 2020