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At JOFA conference, passion shifts to women's leadership

Rabba Sara Hurwitz was greeted with a standing ovation in her address to the opening plenary of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance conference in New York, March 14, 2010. (JOFA)

Among the faithful at the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, concern for the plight of agunot remains, but the passion is about women's leadership roles in the community. Read more »

Rabba Sara speaks

Watch the video of Rabba Sara Hurwitz addressing the controversy over her title. Read more »

Groups to White House: What about Palestinian incitement?

In response to the Obama administration’s stepped-up criticism of Israeli building plans in Jerusalem, Jewish groups are slamming the White House for failing to speak out more against Palestinian incitement. Read more »

State Department spokesman: We also want to criticize the Palestinians, we really do

The State Department's P.J. Crowley actually used a question about Israel to focus some attention on the Palestinians. But the assembled reporters weren't biting. Read more » Breaking News Palestinians rioted in Jerusalem as part of a "day of rage" declared by Hamas. The rededication of an Old City synagogue took place without incident. U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell has put a planned trip to Israel on hold. Two haredi men were arrested after allegedly throwing chairs at women preparing to pray at the Western Wall. Israel's Knesset passed a civil union bill, although it is expected to help only a small percentage of Israelis who do not want a religious wedding. More than 70 years after its synagogue was destroyed by Nazi rioters, the German town of Herford dedicated a new Jewish house of worship. A swastika was discovered carved into a hallway bulletin board at a residence hall at the University of California, Davis. An Israeli lawmaker told a delegation of American Jewish leaders that he would consult with Diaspora Jewry on issues involving conversion. The Bezalel School of Arts and Design plans to build an $80 million campus in downtown Jerusalem. The Jewish Council for Public Affairs called the Presbyterian Church USA's report on the Middle East anti-Israel. J Street urged the Obama administration to take "even stronger action" in negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. An Israeli defense company won a $300 million contract to develop a cutting-edge command and communications system for the Australian Defense Force.