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President Donald Trump has defended his use of the term "shylock" at a rally this week, saying he is unaware it is considered ...

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One in seven Jews worldwide are strictly Orthodox, or Haredi. It's a population of roughly 2 million out of 15 million Jews, ...

The haredi (ultra-Orthodox) party United Torah Judaism announced on Wednesday that it considered itself released from prior agreements and that it would consult with its spiritual leadership ...

Exhibited here is an original sketch of Rav Azriel Hildesheimer by Hermann Struck. Rav Hildesheimer (1820-1899) was an important pioneering modernizer of Orthodox Judaism in Germany and a founder ...

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The author of a book examining the evolving relationship between the queer community and Orthodox Judaism shared insight about her ethnographic research and writing process at a Feb. 20 event. Orit ...

I have holy envy for certain aspects of Orthodox Judaism. I envy their commitment to Torah learning. They know Jewish texts can create a new world, a world of passion and of power.

Most practicing Jews fall into three sects: Orthodox Judaism, which emphasizes the teaching and practice of the Torah in a strict fashion; Conservative Judaism, which emphasizes what it considers ...