Michael A. Helfand
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The battle over Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law is over the future of church-state separation
26 Jun
Louisiana's governor, Jeff Landry, recently signed a law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms by 2025, prompting a lawsu...
26 Jun
JTA
An Indiana court ruled that Jews have a religious liberty right to abortion. Here’s why that matters.
11 Apr
An Indiana state appellate court ruled that Jews have a religious liberty right to abortion under the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, potentially ...
11 Apr
Forward
Social media is a powerful tool to lobby for Jewish divorce. A court nearly took it away
15 Sep 2023
The recent New Jersey appellate court decision upheld a woman's right to use social media to mobilize social pressure in seeking a Jewish divorce when her hu...
15 Sep 2023
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Equal Funding as Equal Standing: The Orthodox Jewish Advocacy Project
21 Aug 2023
The article examines the evolution of Orthodox Jewish advocacy for equal government funding of religious schools in the United States. It highlights the tens...
21 Aug 2023
Jewish Review of Books
Religious Freedom and Jewish Experience
6 Apr 2022
The essay discusses the case of Carson v. Makin, which raises questions about religious freedom and the First Amendment. The central issue is whether Maine's...
6 Apr 2022
Jewish Review of Books
The First Amendment and the Vocabulary of Freedom
24 Jun 2020
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in the case of Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel, which involves t...
24 Jun 2020