Tour participants walk past an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man during a tour by Frieda Vizel of the Hasidic section of Williamsburg in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP ...
Sabbath Queen' follows gay scion of rabbinic dynasty Amichai Lau-Lavie for two decades as he challenges traditional Judaism's ...
When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit ...
Director Sandi DuBowski’s fascinating documentary “Sabbath Queen,” chronicling the 20-year journey in the life of Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, a 39th generation Orthodox rabbi and drag queen, will be ...
As America is becoming more politically polarized, American Jews are becoming more theologically polarized. According to Pew surveys, four in ten Jewish adults under 30 describe their religion as ...
Just days out from the presidential election, Shalva Perlman doesn’t know for sure how she will cast her ballot. The two issues on her mind: protecting abortion rights, and supporting Israel. The ...
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah — an all-male Orthodox Jewish rabbinical school in Riverdale, New York — has ordained its first out gay rabbi, Tadhg Cleary. “We want to be giving semicha to him for the ...