Orthodox Judaism

I like Shabbat. I like Torah, especially the Kabbalah stuff and Chassidic stories. I feel a strong attachment to the Jewish people. But I'm a non-conformist at heart -- I just can't see myself following all those regulations

Life is mostly waste. Take food, for example: we spend many hours earning the money, shopping, cooking, eating, and then most of it passes right through our bodies and into the city's sewer system

Does a moral life equal good fortune? Do things always go right for you if you're a "religious" person?

I'm not sure what exposure you have had to observant Jews, but judging by your question, it seems to have been from a distance...

I have nothing against religion, but could it be that religious Judaism is a cult? I bumped into an old classmate who has become totally religious. After speaking to her, I felt that she is brainwashed . . .

It’s got to be one of the toughest marketing problems of all time: selling Orthodox Judaism. You’ve got all this long black stuff. And then there are the hats . . .

The innovations and increase in Torah study of recent generations connects to and is emphasized more in relation to women...

If Tevye's Judaism is anything to go by, don't you think it's time for an updated version?

How can you honestly claim that Orthodox Judaism has any respect for women, with all the religious manipulation on the part of men that keeps them content as second class citizens within a third world mentality?

A feminist asks: if Judaism stresses a woman's role as a mother, what is a woman’s purpose if she cannot physically have children?