Orthodox – The Jewish Federation Community News (formerly Jewish Sound)

February 17, 20150

A matchmaker in love and relief work

By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent TAG International Development isn’t a public relations firm, but its founder and CEO, Orthodox rabbi an

January 7, 20150

By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent The Northwest Yeshiva High School, a coed Orthodox school for grades 9 through 12, is somewhat of a Jew

January 7, 20151

By Tori Gottlieb, Jewish Sound Correspondent For families who wanted their daughters to have an Orthodox Jewish high school education in a single-g

December 18, 20140

By Tori Gottlieb, Jewish Sound Correspondent Editor’s Note: As the year draws to an end, parents are beginning to think about how they will educate

December 18, 20140

By Boris Kurbanov, Jewish Sound Correspondent Editor’s Note: As the year draws to an end, parents are beginning to think about how they will educat

December 18, 20140

By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound Editor's Note: As the year draws to an end, parents are beginning to think about how they

December 10, 20140

By Steve Lipman, The Jewish Week NEW YORK (The Jewish Week via JTA) -- Just three weeks after terrorists killed four worshippers in a Jerusalem syn

November 25, 20140

By Uriel Heilman, JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) – If Rabbi Steven Pruzansky of Teaneck, N.J., had his way, Arab rioters and stone throwers

October 28, 20140

By Uriel Heilman, JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) – Tzipporah Laura LaFianza and her family have been living as Orthodox Jews for four years

October 21, 20140

By Elana Sztokman, JTA World News Service MODIIN, Israel (JTA) -- With the news that Rabbi Barry Freundel, a prominent Orthodox rabbi, has been arr

October 9, 20140

By Uriel Heilman, JTA World News Service (This is part of a special report on conversion in America. Read our other pieces about who's converting t

October 9, 20140

By Uriel Heilman, JTA World News Service I understand you’re considering converting to Judaism. Shalom aleichem! What sort of conversion would y

September 11, 20140

NEW YORK (JTA) – For years, Melissa Duchan had found the dress code for girls at her Orthodox school in Brooklyn, the Yeshivah of Flatbush, onerous.

June 23, 20140

By Ben Sales, JTA World News TEL AVIV (JTA) -- At 3:30 Shavuot morning, more than 100 people are seated on folding chairs singing in Yiddish as