The rabbis reportedly did not reach a decision on the matter; however, they allegedly decided internally to reject the sanctions imposed on draft evaders.

Salita undercuts much of the documentary's ostensible drama by claiming he sees no conflict whatsoever between his strong Orthodox Jewish convictions and his profession as a would-be prize fighter.

Before 2022, Sister Vassa Larin was best known as an Orthodox nun who taught thousands on YouTube about saints and holy days. She became one of the most prominent female intellectuals in Orthodoxy — ...

A Russian Orthodox priest in Kazakhstan was forced to step down after taking a stand against Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Iakov Vorontsov was one of about 300 clergy who signed an open ...

The Georgian Orthodox Church, one of the most respected institutions in Georgia, is officially remaining above the political fray following the country’s disputed parliamentary election. But the ...

FIRST ON FOX – A coalition that represents more than 2,000 Orthodox Jewish rabbis on American public policy issues condemned The Walt Disney Company's stance against Florida H.B. 1557, a parental ...

Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, center, attends a ceremony consecrating the Cathedral of Russian Armed Forces outside Moscow in June 2020. (Credit: Andrey Rusov, Defense Ministry Press ...

Dmitriy Salita is a Russian immigrant, professional boxer and a religious Jew. ORTHODOX STANCE portrays Dmitriy's maturation in each of these disparate communities, and the seemingly incompatible ...

Orthodox rabbis have got to take a stronger stand against the leading cause of death of children in this country: guns. While other Jewish groups take strong stances on gun control, the response of ...

A decadeslong “symbiosis” between church and military has planted the Russian Orthodox Church’s leadership on the side of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, a leading George ...

An invigorating boxing tale as well as a meditation on religious devotion, "Orthodox Stance" — a documentary in the Tucson Jewish Film Festival — packs a wallop. Director Jason Hutt follows Dmitriy ...

A prominent Orthodox feminist group is launching a project on Thursday to help Orthodox Jews access abortion, particularly those who live in states where the procedure is no longer legal or remains ...