Freedom of religion in israel
Freedom of worship demands both physical safety and sanctuary autonomy - editorial
On Yom Kippur, Jews across the world gather to recite the same confessions. That shared observance does not require Jews to agree about how Judaism should be practiced.
Who owns Judaism? Israel must take it back from the religious establishment - opinion
Education Ministry establishes guidelines guaranteeing students' rights to lay tefillin in schools
Coast Guard removes environmentalist ship from US 250th anniversary parade over political banners
EU court allows religious symbol ban in headscarf ruling
The Court of Justice (ECJ) gave a joined judgment in the cases of two women, in France and Belgium, who were dismissed for refusing to remove headscarves.
Why can't Israel's PM say 'God bless Israel'?
Politics need to be stripped of religion. When that happens, people will be able to enjoy the basic rights every democracy is meant to provide its citizens.
Podcast: Three Ladies, Three Lattes
Meet Pamela Peled, Tzippi Shaked and Danit Shemesh, the authors behind 'Three Ladies, Three Lattes.'
Bill criminalizing progressive prayer at Kotel ‘hard to stop’
Official calls legislation a "disaster abroad but necessity here."
Spirituality Strengthens the Soul
50 new state-paid local rabbi posts to be created by Religious Services Ministry
Although the ministry now appears willing to start making such appointments once again it is unclear how it will overcome this legal obstacle.
Celebrating Jerusalem’s sacredness
A multidisciplinary festival attempts to answer the question of whether a city based on diverse spiritual and religious values can create a civil society in which these differences are set aside.
Deri: non-Orthodox Jewish streams not Judaism
Shas chairman questions why Reform, Conservatives have no attachment to Western Wall. Comments termed “ugly and crass” by Reform leader.
November 4: Readers react to this week’s incident at Kotel
Should formal, non-Halachic forms of Jewish worship be permitted in the same space and in the presence of Orthodox worshipers?
This Normal Life: Lowest common denominator
"Our children can’t (or won’t) marry each other, we don’t eat in each other’s homes and we fight repeatedly to preserve a long irrelevant status quo."