halation

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“It’s not about replacing existing codes with new codes about trans people but honoring the core principles of halakha as a dynamic process,” Soloman said.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

“While a fetus is deserving of some level of respect under halakha, the birth giver takes precedence. Jews have never believed that life begins at conception.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2022

Israel defines a Jew for immigration purposes as someone who has a single Jewish grandparent on either side of the family, while according to halakha the identity is strictly matrilineal.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2013