Religious Liberty

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California law against special education funding for religious schools violates constitution, court rules

Asaf Elia-Shalev in JTA · 31 Oct

A recent ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that a California law barring religious schools from receiving government funding for special education violates the constitutional right to free exercise of religion.

0 Politics Education

A Dangerous Alliance - UCLA students arguing that Zionism is a First Amendment-protected religious belief have joined a powerful right-wing legal project.

Raphael Magarik in Jewish Currents · 13 Sep

A recent federal ruling deemed support for Israel as a First Amendment-protected religious belief for Jewish students at UCLA, amidst campus anti-Zionist protests.

0 Politics Communities

On its final night, the RNC abandons religious diversity

Mira Fox in Forward · 19 Jul

The Republican National Convention (RNC) initially showcased social liberalism with diverse prayers and speakers touching on LGBTQ rights and other issues.

0 Education Jewish Law

Jewish parents join lawsuit challenging Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 25 Jun

Several Jewish families, alongside others, are part of a lawsuit challenging a new Louisiana law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

0 Politics Ethics

Saying the Loud Part Out Loud // Justice Alito is “caught” being a conservative

Avi Shafran in Ami · 19 Jun

During a secretly recorded conversation at a Supreme Court dinner, Justice Samuel Alito expressed his personal views as a conservative Catholic, affirming the need for a return to "G-dliness."

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Joe Lieberman: A Role Model for American Orthodox Jews

Nathan Diament in Jewish Action · 18 Apr

Joe Lieberman, a prominent figure in American Orthodox Judaism, demonstrated the importance of bringing Jewish values into the public sphere during an Orthodox Union forum in 1998, leading to the establishment of the OU Advocacy Center in Washington.

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What's really at stake in the legal struggle between Yeshiva University and its LGBTQ+ students

Nora Berman in Forward · 10 Aug 2023

Yeshiva University is involved in a legal battle with its LGBTQ+ students who want to be recognized as an official university club.

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Blurring Political Lines

Maggie Phillips in Tablet · 8 Aug 2023

A multifaith group of parents, including Muslim, Catholic, and Ukrainian Orthodox parents, is suing the Montgomery County Board of Education in Maryland, arguing that the introduction of LGBTQ-inclusive children's books infringes on their religious liberty.

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When Freedom Began to Ring

Paul Finkelman in Jewish Review of Books · 3 Jul 2023

This article discusses the role of Jews in the American Revolution and the subsequent granting of political equality to Jews in the United States.

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Adding Sikhs to the Curriculum

Maggie Phillips in Tablet · 16 May 2023

The Sikh Coalition, an advocacy organization for Sikh Americans, has been working to combat discrimination and promote religious liberty for Sikhs in the United States.

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Religious Liberty Behind Bars

Maggie Phillips in Tablet · 3 Mar 2023

Two cases have been filed by Rastafarians seeking damages for the forcible shaving of their dreadlocks while in prison, arguing that it violated their religious liberty.

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Michael A. Helfand: Church, State, and Jewish Education [Jewish Education 2/4]

18forty · 14 Feb 2023

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Michael A. Helfand, a law professor specializing in religious liberty, discusses the First Amendment and its implications for funding religious schools.

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Michael A. Helfand: Church, State, and Jewish Education [Jewish Education 2/4]

18forty · 14 Feb 2023

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, the host interviews Michael A. Helfand, a Pepperdine Law professor specializing in religious liberty, to discuss the First Amendment and its implications for funding religious schools.

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Letters, Fall 2022

Jewish Review of Books · 3 Oct 2022

In a letter to the Jewish Review of Books, Jason Bedrick discusses the implications of the Carson v. Makin case and the Supreme Court's decision to uphold religious liberty and reject religious discrimination.

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Eli Spitzer on the New York Times's Controversial Yeshiva Report

Tikvah · 15 Sep 2022

The New York Times published an article called "In Hasidic Enclaves, Failing Private Schools Flush with Public Money," which claimed that hasidic Jewish religious schools in New York receive a significant amount of government funding but provide poor secular education, practice corporal punishment, and evade outside oversight.

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Eli Spitzer on the New York Times's Controversial Yeshiva Report

Tikvah · 15 Sep 2022

Eli Spitzer, a columnist and hasidic educator, discusses the New York Times' controversial article on hasidic schools in greater New York.

0 Communities Politics

4 years of President Trump: A Jewish report card

Forward · 1 Nov 2020

President Trump's four years in office have been marked by significant events such as the coronavirus pandemic, economic downturn, impeachment, and controversial decisions affecting American Jews.

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The First Amendment and the Vocabulary of Freedom

Michael A. Helfand in Jewish Review of Books · 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 the question of whether religious institutions are exempt from antidiscrimination laws on First Amendment grounds.

0 Israel Gender/Identity

Ungoverning the Western Wall

Yuval Jobani in Jewish Review of Books · 15 Mar 2019

The last thirty years have seen ongoing tensions at the Western Wall between Women of the Wall, advocating for women's prayer rights, and haredi Jews resisting changes to traditional practices.

0 Communities Politics

AJC Passport: Trump’s SCOTUS Nominee, Supporting Israel in the Academic World

People of the Pod · 12 Jul 2018

AJC Passport discusses the upcoming confirmation battle for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh with insights from AJC General Counsel Marc Stern, an expert on the court and religious liberty.

0 Israel Gender/Identity

In Tel Aviv, a Mechitzah Sparks a Battle Over the Role of Religion in the Public Square

Liel Leibovitz in Tablet · 27 Jun 2018

In Tel Aviv, a controversy arose over the use of a mechitzah at a religious event in Rabin Square.

0 Jewish Law Philosophy

Why the Courts Got the Get-Torturer Case Right: Religious Liberty as Mutual Accommodation

Yishai Schwartz in Lehrhaus · 7 Aug 2017

In a reflection on a recent court case involving get-torturers, the focus lies on the courts' dismissal of the torturers' claims of religious liberty under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).

0 Jewish Law Gender/Identity

Why Religious Liberty Can’t Justify Torture, Even When It’s for a Get

Michael Helfand in Lehrhaus · 20 Jul 2017

The article discusses a case where a group of Orthodox Jewish men, including rabbis, were involved in a torture-for-hire scheme targeting husbands who refused to grant their wives a Jewish divorce document known as a get.

0 Communities Jewish Law

Can a Court Really Ban Kapparot and Why it Matters for the American Jewish Community

Michael Helfand in Lehrhaus · 23 Oct 2016

The legality and constitutionality of the traditional live-chicken version of the kapparot ritual, often performed by some members of the Jewish community, is being challenged in a federal case in California by an animal rights group, United Poultry Concerns.

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