This approach has rabbinic precedent. Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s 1973 ruling recognizing Ethiopian Jews’ religious status was crucial in making their aliyah possible. Beyond halachic arguments ...

In the 1880s, a substantial immigration of Jews poured into New York from all parts of Europe, Russia, and Galicia. They were eager to escape the hard life of poverty and lack of peace back home ...

Rabbi Yosef Edelstein is an educator for MEOR at George Washington University, where he works to inspire, educate, and empower a new generation of young Jewish leaders.