The Forward

Nearly a quarter of Americans raised Jewish have left the religion, survey says

(JTA) — Almost one in four U.S. adults raised Jewish do not identify as religiously Jewish anymore, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center. The study, published Wednesday, surveyed ...

For some Jewish women, ‘passing’ as Christian during the Holocaust could mean survival – but left scars all the same

Travel case in hand, dressed in fashionable clothing and wearing a practiced, coquettish smile, Hela Schüpper Rufeisen sat ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Orthodox Judaism is making space for women’s religious leadership — even without traditional ordination

When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit ...

In Depth: Jewish charter school proposal revives constitutional fight over religious public schools

A group seeking to open a virtual Jewish charter school in Oklahoma is once again testing whether religious public schools ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A post-Roe crisis: Fetal personhood laws threaten Jewish religious freedom

For years, Jewish organizations have fought for abortion access as a matter of religious freedom. Jewish law is clear: Life begins at first breath, not fertilization. Until that moment, a pregnancy is ...