Orthodox Jews

It's time for the Western Wall to be a home for every Jew - opinion

The Western Wall belongs to every Jew, and it’s time Israel honors equality, pluralism, and shared heritage.

A general view of Jerusalem's Old City shows the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in the foreground and the Dome of the Rock, located on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in the background June 24, 2019
Ultra-Orthodox rioters clash with police following an assault on two female Israeli soldiers in Bnei Brak, February 15, 2026.

Tearing Israel apart: Jew-on-Jew violence in Bnei Brak is unacceptable - opinion

 A FAMILY prays at the section of the Kotel designated for non-Orthodox worship.

High Court grills state, Jerusalem over years-long holdup at egalitarian Western Wall Plaza

Swiss flags are seen on the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus) in Bern, Switzerland, November 6, 2024.

Orthodox Jewish man punched, insulted in antisemitic attack in Zurich


Grapevine: Vote now

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 A poll worker drops in drive through ballots into a ballot box in San Diego, California, US, March 3, 2020.

What to do when the (sperm) bank is overcrowded and underused

Israel is a special case in which sperm banks are vital because of the high demand for having offspring.

 Sperm tubes are placed in bank to store genetic code, reproduction clones.

A NYC conference celebrates the cultural creativity of formerly Orthodox Jews

While the vast majority of the formerly Orthodox have not turned their experiences into memoirs, the last few decades have seen a growing body of artistic, theatrical, musical and academic work.

Zalman Newfield, left, and Naomi Seidman are organizers of the conference, "After Orthodoxy: Cultural Creativity and the Break with Tradition.” )

New York woman initiates Orthodox ‘sex strike’ to receive her Jewish divorce

Berkowitz’s estranged husband had refused to issue a Jewish divorce contract for four years.

 Supporters of Malky Berkowitz launched a “mikvah strike” — a form of protest that leverages Jewish sexual purity rituals as a pressure tactic for Malky's husband to give her a divorce. (Design by Jackie Hajdenberg.

Connecting hearts: Israeli singer Hanan Ben Ari performs for wounded IDF soldiers

Orthodox singer Hanan Ben Ari held a performance for members of the Belev Echad organization Sunday night, with many of the audience members being soldiers injured in Operation Iron Swords

 Israeli singer-songwriter Hanan Ben Ari performs at fundraising event for Loewenstein Hospital in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2021.

G20 welcomes Israeli Jewish organization for the first time

In a historic move, the G20 Interfaith Forum welcomed its first ever Israeli Orthodox Jewish organization this week in Brazil, giving the Jewish community a seat at the table

 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron attend the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting at Marina da Gloria, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February 21, 2024.

Orthodox NYPD recruit to receive top award at police graduation

Pearlman joins the force as it grapples with the surge in antisemitism across the city and raucous anti-Israel protests that have disrupted city life on the streets.

 NYPD recruit Allan Pearlman outside the police academy.

Orthodox minor-league pitcher Jacob Steinmetz stays focused on the game

On the field, Steinmetz proudly wears his identity on his sleeve — or more accurately, on his wrist, with an Israeli flag sewn onto his Rawlings glove and an Israeli flag headband under his hat.

 Jacob Steinmetz was promoted to the Arizona Diamondbacks' High-A affiliate, the Hillsboro Hops, on June 18.

IDF to launch gender-specific combat unit for religious women

The new unit will be part of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps and will be staffed entirely by women

A female IDF soldier paints a comrade with mud.

In rare public conversation, haredi organization leaders of TATYA open up about the community

Yisrael Goldschmidt and Yehuda Neuberger addressed future challenges amidst community growth.

Goldschmidt and Neuberger emphasized the importance of working with the Haredi community's leaders