While setting high standards, Judaism does not expect, or demand, perfection.

The Miami Jewish Film Festival - this year celebrating its 29th edition - proves once again that there is always a Florida connection. This year the annual festival unveils a series entitled "Made in ...

(RNS) — I was walking home from a Shabbat morning service, wearing a kippah and carrying my tallit bag in my urbane, diverse New Jersey town, when a pickup truck slowed down beside me. The driver ...

As New York City inaugurated its first Muslim mayor, two cities in the United States also made history with the swearing-in of their first Orthodox Jewish mayors. While Orthodox mayors have been ...

A young man was arrested Monday for the antisemitic attack on an Orthodox Jewish man in Brooklyn less than a week ago. Armani Charles, 23, was charged with assault as a hate crime, attempted assault ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia said Monday it sent 26 members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor to the United States after determining that the rights of some of the children in the group ...

Ms. Elitzur is an ultra-Orthodox Jewish filmmaker. She interviewed members of her community on how they navigate the first night as bride and groom. Marriages among the ultra-Orthodox sometimes happen ...

When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit ...

Finasteride can be prescribed off-label to treat female pattern hair loss (FPHL), but it is not FDA-approved for women. Side effects in women range from mild (like headaches or acne) to serious (such ...

Seventeen minors, including U.S., Canadian, and Guatemalan nationals, were "rescued" from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor in Colombia, according to local authorities. The operation marks the ...