This week’s Torah portion presents many rules pertaining to the kohen (Jewish priest). Among these laws is the prohibition against any contact with the dead. Except for his closest family members, the ...

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What is the Kohen’s most important role? Whenever we think of a Kohen (a priest) our thoughts immediately go to the cultic, the sacrifices and the Temple. Most associate the priest’s role with the ...

It's an exciting time to be a religious Jewish feminist. Great strides are being made by many progressive halakhic communities to find more and better ways to include women in religious Judaism. From ...

Just days before the holiday commemorating the destruction of the Holy Temples, Tisha B’Av, a group of Jewish priests and Levites hurried across the centuries-worn cobblestones of this holy city to ...