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Judge rules for Jewish students, says UCLA can't allow them to be barred from accessing campus after protests

Demonstrators occupy a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA on May 2. A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction this week against UCLA, saying the prestigious school cannot allow Jewish students ...
The Forward

Of course remembering is a quintessential Jewish trait, but let’s not forget about forgetting

Sometimes scrutinizing ancient Jewish law reveals not just strictures and admonitions, but also benign acceptance and humaneness. Such is the conclusion of Fractured Tablets, Mira Balberg’s new book ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

How Jewish studies scholars navigated Jewish law and fire-code rules to save Hanukkah at their conference

(JTA) — The email landed like a batch of soggy latkes last week: Hanukkah candle-lighting would not be permitted at the annual conference of the Association for Jewish Studies. “We recognize the ...
The Jewish Exponent

Israeli Supreme Court Rules That Law of Return Extends to Widows of Children, Grandchildren of Jews

Israel’s Supreme Court upheld an earlier ruling that the non-Jewish widows of the children and grandchildren of Jews may emigrate to Israel under its Law of Return. The 4-3 ruling this week was an ...
CBS News

Rabbi: Jewish Law Provides Room For Debate To Protect Life In The Womb And The Mother's Health

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - The Jewish discussion on abortion does not center around pro-life or pro-choice. Instead, Judaism focuses on the mother's right to protect herself from harm. Within the faith, there ...
COLlive

Rambam In-Depth: Why Possession Is 9/10ths of Jewish Law

A class by Rabbi Heschel Greenberg on the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah: Whatever movable property you possess is presumed yours, even against witnesses.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Court rules Jewish couple can sue state for ’20 adoption law

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Appellate judges have revived a couple's lawsuit that claims a state-sponsored Christian adoption agency wouldn't help them because they are Jewish and argues that a Tennessee law ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Foreign Firms Come Under Soope of Anti-jewish Law, Budapest Rules

The Hungarian anti-Jewish law, under which Jews are restricted to a six per cent ratio in employment and the professions, will be applied to foreign firms and nationals living in Hungary under a new ...
Catholic News Agency

Court rules in favor of Jewish families regarding special education funding in California

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Monday in favor of a group of Jewish parents who argued that California is discriminating against religious parents and schools by excluding them ...
Jewish Journal

Exploring Jewish Law, Tradition and Women’s Roles

Maggie Anton writes the books she wants to read. It just so happens those books are a mix of Jewish women’s history and their evolution, along with great romance. “My whole point is commentary and ...
The Jewish Exponent

NJ Court Rules in Favor of Woman Who Used Social Media to Lobby for Jewish Divorce

Advocates for Jewish women who say their estranged husbands are abusing them by refusing to assent to a religious divorce are cheering after a New Jersey appellate court overturned a ruling against a ...