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Tribeca film festival to feature LGBT Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie docu

While Israeli cinema has been a prominent presence at the film festival over the years, you won't find any Israeli films in the 2024 edition; however, in the documentary competition, the film 'Sabbath Queen' will be screened, dedicated to Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, who is openly gay

Amir Bogen | 04.26.24

'If women say 'we're not willing to have sex,' rabbis would have to find a solution'

Orthodox Jewish women in NY launch months-long sex strike to secure divorce for Malky Berkowitz; protest leader Adina Sash discusses facing threats and how this drastic action aims to force rabbis to act, embodying a modern-day Lysistrata

Tzippy Shmilovitz, New York | 04.07.24

כוחות צה"ל ושב"כ בלחימה ממוקדת בבית החולים שיפאא'; חוסלו עד כה עשרות רבות של מחבלים

How will IDF soldiers celebrate Purim in Gaza?

The ongoing war in the Strip makes IDF soldiers raise questions regarding Purim's commandments and celebrations and how they should be carried out amid fighting

Yitzchak Tessler | 03.23.24

הרב אברהם קופר (משמאל), בראיין הוק, איש ימינו של פומפאו (באמצע) וג'וני מור, פעיל נוצרי אמריקאי

'It has nothing to do with Gaza,' says rabbi asked to remove kippah in Riyadh

Religious freedoms activist Rabbi Abraham Cooper shares conversation he had with Saudi officials, and why his delegation cut short their visit to the kingdom

I24NEWS | 03.17.24

Rabbi becomes father at 88; 'it's a happiness like no other, never lose hope'

Rabbi Tzvi Kushelevsky, head of major Jerusalem yeshiva, and wife, 57, welcome firstborn; nephew heaps praise on medical assistance that enabled miraculous birth: 'Doctors are the messengers of the Creator'

Alexandra Lukash, Nina Fox | 03.13.24

Rabbis serving in reserves try to bolster troops, communities

One rabbi continues to give lessons on Zoom while serving in combat unit, another says battalion is his current community; all say their council to soldiers is required especially in times of war

Shmuel Munitz | 11.29.23

חאבייר מיליי בביקורו האחרון במרכז חב"ד העולמי עם הרב משה קוטלרסקי (משמאל) ובנו הרב מענדי

Argentine President-elect Javier Milei makes surprise visit to Lubavitcher Rebbe grave in New York City

Javier Milei makes first international trip after election triumph to gravesite of late Chabad leader, marking his third visit there in the past year

Itamar Eichner | 11.27.23

מפגינים לשחרור החטופים מול שגרירות קאטר בלונדון

'We must not abandon them': over 200 North American rabbis sign plea for release of Israeli hostages

In letter, rabbis emphasize need for collective effort to secure release of hostages and support their families, calling for governments worldwide to exhaust all available means to ensure their safe release

Ynetnews | 10.31.23

Ukrainian rabbi intervenes on behalf of oligarch charged with corruption

Ukrainian court dismisses Dnipro's Chief Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky's appeal for the release of Ukrainian-Israeli billionaire Igor Kolomoisky to house arrest

Itamar Eichner | 09.27.23

Israel denies Right of Return for Swiss rabbi

Interior Ministry says it does not recognize Rabbi Zsolt Balkanyi's conversion although his being Jewish was authorized by a rabbi they do accept; 'conversion is a spiritual awakening, not just a religious change' Balkanyi-Keller says

Itamar Eichner | 09.21.23

The commander who disguised himself as a rabbi during Yom Kippur War

During the Yom Kippur War Egyptian authorities granted access only to personnel from the rabbinate to enter territory under their control to identify casualties ; Brig. Gen. Yom-Tov Tamir, then-commander of the 9th Armored Brigade, pretended to be a rabbi to retrieve his fallen comrades

Shmuel Munitz | 09.20.23

רב ישיבה התחזה לחילוני ואנס נשים דרך הטינדר

Rabbi who faked his identity to con women, indicted

According to the indictment the rabbi posed as a secular bachelor named "Jack Segal" and contacted women on dating websites in order to receive sexual relations and intimate photos and videos from 30 women in all

Gilad Cohen | 09.14.23

Rabbi Victor Urecki plays with his grandson in his comic book room.

West Virginia rabbi’s ‘obsession with Lego’ connects him with his changing community

'The congregation has allowed me to grow not just as me, but also as a rabbi,' says Orthodox-ordained Rabbi Victor Urecki, who is now ready to perform intermarriages and same-sex marriages

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA | 08.31.23

יוסף מרדכי פרויזר התחזה לחילוני ואנס נשים דרך הטינדר

Court remands rabbi who posed as secular men to deceive woman into sex

Decision comes after 18 women come forward to police with some giving their testimonies as to how Rabbi Yosef Mordechai Pariser deceived them on dating apps such as Tinder

Liran Tamari | 08.28.23

Two-faced: Yeshiva rabbi allegedly poses as secular to deceive women into sex

Police say Rabbi Yosef Mordechai Pariser used fake Tinder account in order to present himself to women he met as a secular single man while being married with two children

Liran Tamari | 08.24.23