BACKGROUND: The modest clothing that Orthodox Jewish women wear exposes very little of their skin to sunlight. Under these conditions they may develop vitamin D deficiency, even in sunny Israel. OBJEC...
In 2001, the documentary movie, Trembling Before God, was played in Jewish and gay film festivals around the world, provoking strong emotional reactions. Trembling Before God comprises interviews with...
Orthodox bioethics is distinctive in how it reflects on issues in bioethics. This distinctiveness is found in the relationship of spirituality and liturgy to ethics. Eber's essay, however, treats the ...
The Phoenix Road Safety Studies, The Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel. rosenbt1@mail.biu.ac.il