I am not a politician and I have no wish to become one. I am a rabbi, and the role of a rabbi is not to be a military tactician or a political pundit, but to learn, share and teach halacha, or Jewish ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two thousand years ago, Jews were divided between competing sects all based on the Jewish scriptures, but with different ...

Two things are true about Judaism and abortion. One: Jewish tradition is very clear that abortion is appropriate when it comes to protecting maternal health, and particularly when it comes to saving ...

(RNS) — When Rabbi Michael J. Broyde’s phone rings these days, it may be a fellow scholar wanting an interpretation of Torah or a former congregant at his Atlanta synagogue looking to discuss ...

For years, Jewish organizations have fought for abortion access as a matter of religious freedom. Jewish law is clear: Life begins at first breath, not fertilization. Until that moment, a pregnancy is ...

The early church earnestly considered the question of Gentile observance of Jewish law and customs. Their answer was a firm no. One day a student approached me after class with an urgent question. The ...