Religion

Tennessee court rules couple has the right to sue state after foster care agency denied them services because they are Jewish

The decision reverses a previous court’s opinion that dismissed the couple’s claims on technical grounds.

A Jewish banner at the 1963 March on Washington. (Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

How Jews are joining the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington on Shabbat

The roster’s Jewish speakers include rabbis, activists and representatives of Jewish organizations, including Jews of color.

A Cruise autonomous vehicle is seen during operation in San Francisco on July 24, 2023. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Are self-driving cars kosher? San Francisco rabbis weigh in as robotaxis flood the city’s streets

Self-driving electric cars offer intriguing Shabbat possibilities — not least for observant Jews who traditionally refrain from driving and using electricity on the day.

2 synagogues evacuated during livestreamed Shabbat services as wave of bomb threats enters 4th week

Yeshiva University, a pillar of Orthodox Judaism, launches master’s program for Christian students

Growing egalitarian yeshiva Hadar Institute will relocate to larger Upper West Side space

Rabbis, monks and bats: A religion scholar and a zoologist find a new way to map early Jewish-Christian relations

Conservative rabbis endorse use of electric cars on Shabbat, but divisions over driving remain

Opponents of Israel’s judicial overhaul see parallels in Tisha B’Av, this week’s Jewish day of mourning

Tisha B’Av invites you to imagine how everything could go wrong

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