The Conservative/Masorti movement is changing its approach to interfaith marriage, according to a new report issued by the Rabbinical Assembly.

Jay Michaelson's book, "The Heresy of Jacob Frank," challenges traditional portrayals of the 18th-century figure as an egomaniac and false messiah.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Dr. Tova Ganzel discusses biblical Judaism and the evolution of rabbinic authority.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Dr. Tova Ganzel discusses the evolution of Jewish law and authority.

In this episode, the focus is on Uriel de Costa's controversial books in Hamburg challenging Rabbinic authority and the immortality of the soul, and the community's response.

The text discusses the story of R. Eliezer ben Hyrcanus and the Oven of Akhnai from the Talmud, focusing on different interpretations and analyses of the narrative.

This essay discusses the issue of excessive rabbinic honorifics and the pitfalls associated with them.

Rabbi Nachum Eliezer Rabinovitch was an influential and renowned scholar in the Orthodox Jewish world, yet remains relatively unknown outside of Israel.

In a podcast episode titled "The Age of Uncertainty Edition," the hosts explore significant topics including concerns raised by Trump's decisions and escalating tensions in northern Israel, the implications of the Rabbinic Courts Bill on marriage and divorce, and debates surrounding Israeli Rabbinic authority.

In the discussion "What's Divine about Divine Law?" at Yale, various perspectives on divine law were examined.

The author passionately advocates for women's participation in in-depth Torah study within batei midrash, despite challenges and limitations in the traditional educational system.

Rabbi Hershel Schachter's faith centers on the concept of mesorah, the chain of rabbinic transmission that upholds Orthodox tradition, guided by divine intervention through righteous scholars like Maimonides, Rabbi Soloveitchik, and Rabbi Moshe Feinstein.

Rabbi Rephoel Szmerla's book, "Alternative Medicine in Halachah," explores the halakhic case for alternative medical treatments, reflecting a trend within some segments of Orthodox Judaism to embrace new age therapies while critiquing modern science.

The text discusses the challenge of accommodating change in a religion with a divine origin, focusing on the Orthodox Union's statement on the roles of women in Orthodox synagogues.

The Orthodox Unions recent statement on professional roles for women in Orthodox synagogues has sparked widespread debate.

The text discusses the case of Ilana Raskin challenging the Jerusalem religious council's attempt to restrict entertainment like belly dancing in venues with kosher certification.

David Ruderman, a professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania, challenges the prevailing view of Jewish history as made up of separate local narratives in his book "Early Modern Jewry: A New Cultural History."