Editor's Note: This article is part of a lohud series on Orthodox Jewish women in Rockland County. The purpose of this series is to educate the public about Orthodox Jews in order to build ...

JERUSALEM – In Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, where the rule of law sometimes takes a back seat to the rule of God, zealots are on a campaign to stamp out behavior they consider unchaste.

Ayala Tiefenbrunn, a 21-year-old design student at FIT and an Orthodox young-married, took the mic in front of 75 people a few months ago. She took a deep breath and launched into a personal essay ...

The gesture was in defense of Susan Sarandon, whom Morgan had criticized for wearing a low-cut dress at an award ceremony. NEW YORK (JTA) — Actress Mayim Bialik, a public advocate of her Jewish faith ...

{Originally posted to the Emes Ve-Emunah website} I always enjoy Alex Fleksher’s columns. Even when I don’t agree with her. Which is rare. Last week’s column in Mishpacha Magazine is yet another one I ...

What we wear says a lot about us. Think about it: when you go to a job interview, you dress in a nice business outfit and maybe throw on a blazer so the interviewers can see that you're professional ...

The city’s battle against Orthodox Jewish retail shops that require “modesty’’ of their customers should go to trial, an administrative judge has ruled. Both sides have been fighting for months over ...

In music news, a posthumous Amy Winehouse album will be released reports the Daily Mail. Brooklyn rapper and Hasidic convert Shyne tells the Jewish Chronicle that he will no longer feature profanity ...

JERUSALEM - In Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, where the rule of law sometimes takes a back seat to the rule of God, zealots are on a campaign to stamp out behavior they consider unchaste.

Whenever my wife and I visit New York, we try and “take in” all the Jewish neighborhoods. Among the places we visit are Boro Park, Monsey, and the Satmar enclave of Williamsburg. A couple of years ago ...

Nava Brief-Fried is passionate about fashion and design, but most of all, she's passionate about helping women find modest clothing. That's why she created a modest marketplace for women around the ...

I just had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: Birthright. I am one of 400,000 Jewish young people from 66 countries who received the gift of a free trip to Israel. The immersive, 10-day itinerary was ...