A little more than 50 years ago, on December 6, 1975, a makeshift Shabbat prayer service was held in the cavernous ballroom of Lincoln Square Synagogue, which was then located on West 69th Street and ...

Candles seem to be used in a lot of different ways for Jewish people. I personally was never sure what happens at Orthodox bat mitzvahs, but I just know that it may or may not involve some sort of ...

At their biennial convention, Conservative Jewish leaders called for renewing the “vital religious center” of American Judaism in the wake of numerous studies showing... Rabbi James Diamond, the ...

Alan Jay Gerber, a graduate of Yeshiva University, is a life member of the Association of Orthodox Jewish Teachers and a member of Kehillas Bais Yehudah Tzvi in Cedarhurst, Long Island. This article ...

Brussels remains under threat of a massive terrorist attack, similar to the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris.

Dovi Meles holds a masters degree in social work from Temple University and a BA in Psychology from Yeshiva University. He has held numerous positions within Jewish non-profit organizations. In his ...

Thanks to her efforts, domestic violence is now on the national Jewish agenda. But the Rebbetzin didn’t simply raise awareness; she opened safe houses across the country, trained volunteers to provide ...

Dr. Chani Miller is an optometrist and writer who lives in Highland Park, N.J., with her family. She is a frequent contributor to The Jewish Press.

Martin Bodek is an avid marathoner, Daf Yomi participant, Wordler, vexillologist, halvah aficionado, author of parody haggadot (you may have some), and a sit-down comedian.

Gital Dodelson, the “chained” woman featured on the front page of the New York Post last fall, says she has received a get, or... Two relatives of the man who has refused to give his wife a religious ...

The Gemara on this daf continues its discussion of “Ein mevi’in kodshim l’beis hapisul” – one may not limit the time of the consumption of an offering, thereby causing the sacrificial animals to enter ...

In the 1970s, the only English newspaper that catered to an Orthodox audience was The Jewish Press. It was read – it seemed – in every religious home. It formed the discussions for the week, the ...