Our mikveh is the only one in Israel that is not overseen by the Chief Rabbinate. We are uniquely blessed that we do receive ...

For so long now, I’ve been walking alongside, so to speak, but it feels good to now be able to walk with,” Michael ...

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The Sephardic chief rabbi, Rabbi David Yosef, recently issued a directive at a conference of mikveh attendants about how they should react to a woman who requests to immerse without an attendant: ...

Who pays for a modern wedding in the modern era is no longer strictly based on tradition. Today, many couples, their parents, and family members split costs in ways that work best for both of their ...

In 1973, when Barry Singer was a fifteen-year-old student at New York’s Yeshiva University High School for Boys, the vice principal, Rabbi George Finkelstein, stopped him in a stairwell. Claiming he ...