Warning follows Jewish man’s arrest over brutal attack on nun in Jerusalem this week.

Three women sat for an exam administered by Israel’s Rabbinate, the latest sign of growing recognition for women’s religious ...

Nearly five dozen joined a Wednesday afternoon rave held by NYU’s chapter of Students Supporting Israel, playing live music ...

The Orthodox and Catholic Churches have a long history that led to a series of divisions, also known as schisms.

Many among the secular, including me, grew up believing the sheitel, the ritual wig worn by married Orthodox and Hasidic ...

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Dressed head to toe in white, hundreds of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians packed tightly into Washington, D.C.’s DSK Mariam Church to sing hymns in the ancient language Ge’ez, to pray, and to stand ...

In January the New York state legislature passed its most permissive abortion law yet. The bill expands access to late term abortions and allows medical staff other than doctors to perform abortions.

You might say Lakewood -- a northern Ocean County township whose Orthodox Jewish population has exploded in recent decades --is experiencing growing pains. But Rabbi Aaron Kotler, who holds perhaps ...

While Orthodox Jews have been moving rightward politically for years, the data from Pew suggest that politically progressive Orthodox Jews are not just outnumbered but are a shrinking minority within ...

Orthodox Jewish basketball player Chaim Galbut announced a historic college basketball commitment on Wednesday. Galbut, who ...

Russia has announced a 32-hour ceasefire for Orthodox Easter, from Saturday afternoon to Sunday midnight.