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 ...
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 ...
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 Times of Israel

Jewish ethics is preferred over Jewish law

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Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Jewish law is clear: We must put religious and moral values ahead of military and tactical objectives

I am not a politician and I have no wish to become one. I am a rabbi, and the role of a rabbi is not to be a military tactician or a political pundit, but to learn, share and teach halacha, or Jewish ...
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 ...
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 ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Rabbis Urged to Bring Jewish Marriage and Divorce Laws into Harmony with Modern Life; Levinthal Head

An appeal for the reform of the Jewish law regarding marriage and divorce to bring them into conformity with the demands of modern life was made here today at the 13th annual convention of the ...
Columbus Dispatch

Rabbis: Abortion 'not only allowed but necessary' under our religious law.

Rabbi Sharon Mars serves as the senior rabbi of Temple Israel, Columbus. Rabbi Rick Kellner serves as the senior rabbi of Congregation Beth Tikvah, Worthington. As rabbis, we are invited into joyful ...
The Courier-Journal

Jewish women sue to block Kentucky abortion ban, say it violates religious freedom

Three Jewish women from Louisville filed a lawsuit Thursday morning to block Kentucky's laws banning most abortions from remaining in effect, arguing they are a violation of their religious rights ...