Extreme religious traditions of the 5th century AD held males in higher positions and associated them with asceticism. Open ...

In our criminal law system, the battles in the courtroom are adversarial, between lawyers for the government and those for the defendant. The major players involved — the accused and the victim — ...

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Diamonds to Temple Israel in Wilkes-Barre for the return of the women’s Shabbat for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020. The religious aspects of women leading the Torah service ...

And the women, dancing with their timbrels, followed Miriam as she sang her song. Sing a song, to the One whom we’ve exalted. Miriam and the women danced and danced the whole night long.” ...

When three Israeli hostages emerged at the weekend, emaciated after 16 months in Hamas captivity, Israelis were shocked by ...