State court hears Hebrew National lawsuit
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR The long-running lawsuit alleging that Hebrew National hot dogs are not "100% kosher," contrary to the maker's ...
Tag: Talmud
Where Rabbi Ovadia Yosef fell short
Esteemed by many Israelis, Israel’s powerful Sephardic spiritual leader expressed bigoted views and a superficial approach to adjudicating Jewish law ...
Federal court hearing turns Talmudic
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR During a St. Paul federal court hearing last Friday, on a motion to dismiss the lawsuit alleging ...
Editorial: Summoned to a ‘beit din’
The editorial in the last edition of the Jewish World noted that I and this newspaper were being threatened with ...
From shul to the mikva, transgender Jews seek their place in Jewish communal life
Transgender Jews, those who do not identify with the gender into which they were born, create resources for negotiating the ...
Jewish communities prepare for Global Day of Jewish Learning on Nov. 7
Worldwide events, including one at the University of Minnesota, will coincide with Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz’s completion of first original Talmud ...
Is the Orthodox ban on homosexuality wavering?
Rabbis in Israel are reinterpreting Jewish law, and Orthodox gays are coming out of the closet By MOSHE GIT Two ...
Regarding the photo of the pig on the front page of the American Jewish World's Feb. 19 edition
In the spirit of Purim frivolity, the front page of this week's American Jewish World features an article about Jewish chefs ...
