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Bava Kamma 62

Situations of uncertainty.

Jewish Divorce: Get Abuse

Failing to give a get is a type of domestic abuse.

Leniency Within the Orthodox Movement

Rabbi Uziel holds that as long as the judges first attempt to break off a projected marriage to a non-Jew, they are obligated to convert the non-Jew, even if the motivation is marriage.

For the Sin We Have Sinned…

For the sin we have sinned before you in excluding women from leadership positionsFor the sin we have sinned before ...

Miracles Abound

Hanukkah (the first candle is lit on the evening of Dec. 20, 2011) is the Jewish holiday which celebrates miracles. ...

How the Unnecessary Became Necessary

I come from a rather Modern Orthodox, Ashkenazi family that is composed mostly of women. The only male in my ...

Nazir 30

A Nazirite in her father's stead.

Blogging Avot: Hillel the Hippie

Hillel — the 1st century sage — is one of Judaism’s great heroes. He is one half of the paradigmatic ...

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