The startling findings of a recent Jewish People Policy Institute study drew a Ha’aretz headline of “Low Marriage Rates and Intermarriage Threaten Future of U.S. Jewry” and an Arutz Sheva headline asking, “Is There a Future for non-Orthodox American Jewry?” The study found that outside of Orthodoxy, fewer Jews are (Read More)

I cannot even count how many people forwarded me this article which has been widely disseminated: JERUSALEM (JTA) — El Al’s first female Hareidi Orthodox pilot flew Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a summit in Greece. Nechama Spiegel Novak, a mother of four who has been flying for the national carrier (Read More)

As the end of the school year approaches, even the most dedicated teachers are looking forward to a well-earned break. Many teachers are exhausted, and have given pretty much everything they’ve got to their students over the year. It can be hard to stay motivated and keep delivering amazing classes all the way until (Read More)

Do words kill? That is the gist of the decision that faced Massachusetts Judge Lawrence Moniz in a manslaughter case against a young woman who urged her 18-year-old boyfriend to commit suicide through phone calls and text messages. In the landmark case, Judge Moniz has ruled that Michelle Carter is responsible (Read More)