Orthodox judaism

Karin Brooke’s post on Kveller about losing her daughter to religious fundamentalism struck a chord with me for a few reasons. First, I am technically a baal teshuvah–a person who took on Jewish observance later in life. I struggled a lot in college regarding how to introduce my parents (especially my mother, who was raised […]

Millennials embracing Orthodox Jewish rules, rituals and tradition over freedom, leisure, and other comforts. Orthodox Judaism is an active choice, and a lot of young Americans are making that choice. Nowadays, in Houston, and other parts of America, you will be able to find young Jews in their 20s and 30s opting to observe Sabbath […]

Forty-five minutes. That’s how long it took me to say the entire grace after meals in Hebrew the first time I tried. I sat at my parents’ kitchen table and labored over each foreign syllable, determined to finish it no matter how ridiculously long it took or how weird it seemed. This is fairly representative […]

The annual pilgrimage brings both prayers and partying to Uman. Many have been undeterred by official pleas to stay away this year

While I’m a modern woman, I find the age-old—dare I say, ancient—traditions have deepened my spirituality the most. My favorite is the mikveh, the traditional Jewish communal bath where ritual purifications are performed. I will admit, the mikveh is an acquired taste. And I do take issue with some traditional aspects of it, such as […]

This past December, a Modern Orthodox Jewish high school in Riverdale, N.Y., started allowing two female students to put on tefillin, small black...

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Brawls broke out on Friday between thousands of young ultra-Orthodox Jews and a group of progressive Jewish women at the Western Wall in Jerusalem over their right to pray at one of Judaism’s holiest sites.

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Judaism is the world’s oldest monotheistic religion, dating back nearly 4,000 years. Followers of Judaism believe in one God who revealed himself through ancient prophets. History is essential to understanding the Jewish faith, which is embedded in tradition, law and culture.

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You likely base your knowledge of Orthodox Jews on ridiculous caricatures which were dreamed up in Hollywood and the headlines that capture the worst in our community. It's time to straighten things out.