Freedom of religion in israel
Simchat Torah: Divine fire and national legacy
Should Torah exist apart from society or be fully integrated within it?
Police on guard as tens of thousands of Muslims hold Ramadan prayers on Temple Mount
Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter under threat: Urgent call for protection - opinion
US criticizes Ben Gvir's Temple Mount visit, sparking debate on Jewish prayer rights - opinion
Rabbinic ethics – Spots on the clothing, specks on the soul
When the individuals accused of misconduct are politicians, it’s presumably par for the course. Politics is a dirty business and always was. But tragically, some of those accused include rabbis.
Outrage signals growing moderate religious voice
The religious and secular public has become weary with constant rhetorical attacks by figures such as Rabbis Shmuel Eliyahu, Shlomo Aviner and others against liberal ideas and notions of pluralism.
Judaism Can Lead on Tolerance
US Jewish group opposes Israeli mikve bill
The Knesset bill would prevent the Reform and Conservative movements from using public mikvaot for conversion ceremonies.
Jerusalem mini-market owners defy forced Shabbat closures
"We are Jewish but not religious, so have a right to stay open during Shabbat," says merchant.
National Religious women want equality in domestic roles and career opportunities study finds
Forty-three percent of the respondents said that wearing trousers was fine, whereas 57% said it was inappropriate and dangerous.
'All those who love Jerusalem must do utmost to prevent religious war in holy city'
Religious leaders of different faiths join Rivlin in condemning violence, terror and incitement.
Center Field: ReligioGoons – the Jewish Taliban – threaten Judaism and Zionism
Israeli ReligioGoons mock Judaism’s ethical traditions. Their verbal violence often encourages physical violence. Their fanaticism demeans Judaism and Zionism.
Wars of the Jews, 21st century edition
A series of challenges to the monopoly of Israel’s state rabbinate may threaten stability of government
Analysis: Unyielding religious establishment threatens to be its own undoing
Slowly but surely, the conflict between democratic rights, and the legally enshrined monopoly of one Jewish denomination over religious life in Israel is being chipped away.
