Beit El

There were two points very early on when I nearly gave up reading Lawrence Kushner’s I’m God, You’re Not: Observations on Organized Religion & Other…

The prophets of ancient Israel lived precarious lives. True to the teachings of justice and righteousness taught by the Torah, they dared to…

The High Court of Justice ordered the state on Monday to see to it that the construction of five apartment buildings by settlers on private…

The civil administration has drafted plans to reroute illegal security fences constructed around settlements in the Binyamin region of the West Bank,…

After months of rumors and drafts, the rabbinic statement initiated by Rabbi Haim Druckman, one of the most prominent national religious leaders,…

A 40-year-old woman was seriously injured Thursday and three others lightly injured during a traffic accident which occurred on the road between Ofra…

Shortly after a group of rabbis’ wives publicized a letter calling on Jewish girls to keep away from Arab men, over 30 Reform women rabbis issued a…

On June 03, 2004 Assistant Professor at the Department of Religious Studies at San Diego State University Prof. Khaleel Mohammed declared that Israel…

US Congressman Barney Frank urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to commute the sentence of Israeli agent Jonathan Pollard to the 25 years of…

Imagine you’re a train engineer breezily driving your locomotive through the wilderness when all of a sudden you realize the track you’re on is…

The Maccabees and the Hellenist Jews are long gone, but politics in the Land of Israel continues to thrive this Hanukka, as lawmakers use the holiday…

Hundreds of settlers protested a potential freeze on construction in West Bank settlements outside of the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on…

Hundreds of settlers protested a potential freeze on construction in West Bank settlements outside of the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on…

Residents of the West Bank plan to protest in Jerusalem on Sunday, in reaction to a possible renewal of the settlement building moratorium. Schools…

Thousands of settlers protested outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on Sunday against a potential freeze on construction in West Bank…

Residents of the West Bank plan to protest in Jerusalem on Sunday, in reaction to a possible renewal of the settlement building moratorium. Schools…

“I am the Lord of Beth-el, where you anointed a monument and where You made me a vow. Now – arise, leave this land, and return to the land of your…

Political efforts within the coalition to defeat the security cabinet’s approval of the 90- day settlement freeze continued full steam ahead Tuesday…

THE SCENES ARE OMINOUSLY familiar. Beginning in early October, apparently in response to news reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might…

The Palestinian Authority has reached its highest level of governance since its establishment in 1994, Brig.-Gen. Yoav Mordechai, the outgoing head…