NEW YORK — Frieda Vizel left an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in New York in a crisis of faith at 25. But instead of cutting ties, she became a successful online personality and guide to the tight-knit ...
In early March, just six weeks after Sara Hurwitz was granted the title of “rabba” (a feminized version of “rabbi”), that title is in jeopardy. Hurwitz, an Orthodox Jew and one of three leaders of an ...
(The Conversation) — A court decision allowing Israeli women to take the Chief Rabbinate’s exams is the latest sign of growing recognition for women’s religious learning within Orthodox Judaism. (The ...
A summer salad, salmon amore and crème brûlée are among the most popular dishes at Silk Spoon, the first kosher, sit-down fine dining restaurant on Staten Island. For Isaac Berg, who moved to the ...