Early next month, representatives of Orthodox Jewish communities from across North America — from cities such as Indianapolis, New Orleans and Edmonton, Alberta — will gather in Manhattan to make the ...

Before most Orthodox college students even begin “roommate dating,” they know their type: shomer. Shomer shabbat and shomer kashrut, that is. Like in many Modern Orthodox circles, shomer negiah ...

A talk delivered by Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose) at the St. Herman Pilgrimage, August 1982, St. Herman of Alaska Monastery, Platina, California. Before beginning my talk, a word or two on why it is ...

Miami Beach resident Aliza Bixon is a unique rebbetzin who is proving that one can follow an Orthodox lifestyle while simultaneously living healthy. Bixon, wife of Rabbi Donald Bixon of Beth Israel ...

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Lila Kagedan is the first woman to have the title of rabbi serving a U.S. Orthodox Jewish congregation. Orthodox Jewish women before her have taken the title "rabba" -- or female Rabbi An Orthodox ...