Reform

Israel Securities Authority Chairman: “Regulation is stuck. The market and the public can't wait."

Sefi Zinger warned that delays in regulatory reform could come at a cost to investors and the wider public

Leading figures at the conference
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana oversees votes on Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi's communications sector reform bill, July 16, 2026.

What are some of the main laws pushed during Knesset's legislative blitz? - explainer

Shekels and dollars

The Finance Ministry’s new move targets small savings

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi delivers a televised address after assuming office, in Baghdad, Iraq May 16, 2026.

Iraq's PM heads to Washington to discuss militias, business, and gain Trump's support


Rabbi Craig Lewis: Classy reform rabbi in Chattanooga

Lewis: “In Chattanooga, we do have very strong synagogues, a very strong federation and a lot of folks committed to it.”

 Rabbi Lewis and his wife, Jennifer, celebrating with their son Eden as he became bar mitzvah on June 12, 2021.

Israeli patients' autonomy for specialty treatments to be overhauled

The Israeli health funds’ “Form 17” will be provided to patients who want to choose where they will get medical in the six specialties.

 Empty beds in the intensive care unit at the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on October 14, 2021.

Reformed Egyptian curriculum promotes coexistence, democracy

While the Egyptian curriculum up to 5th grade has been reformed, the rest of the education system still contains antisemitic content.

 An Egyptian teacher instructs students on the first day's class at Martyr Rami school, in Cairo, Egypt, October 2, 2022.

Cosmetics competition reform will open market, lower prices - Health Ministry

The ministry said it is reducing the regulatory burden in the field while protecting public health from cosmetics that could be harmful to health.

 Illustrative image of makeup.

Voices from the Arab press: Conspiracy theories won't stop Saudi reforms

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 GLASS CUBE: Apple’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue, New York City.

Amid anti-Zionism, antisemitism, Reform Jews are betrayed by rabbis - opinion

Our rabbis must declare unabashed support for Zionism and vehement condemnation of anti-Zionism in our very last sanctuary: our shuls.

 THE ‘ISRAEL Apartheid Wall’ at Duke University: So many Jewish anti-Zionists cheer on the non-Jewish, anti-Zionist bullies, says the writer.

UK Labour leader: Jeremy Corbyn will not be a Labour candidate in next elections

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer makes a definitive effort to purge antisemitism from the party and announces that Jeremy Corbyn will not stand as their candidate in the next election.

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer attend a general election campaign meeting in Harlow, Britain November 5, 2019.

Herzog provided Israel's politicians a way out - will they take it? - analysis

Herzog called for a halt in the legislative process, an appeal Rothman ignored when he went ahead with the twin votes in his committee. But still, there was some slow movement.

 Israelis protest against the proposed changes to the legal system, at Paris Square, near the house of PM Netanyahu, in Jerusalem, on February 9, 2023.

Judicial reform change offers concession – here’s why critics rejected it

Former justice minister Gideon Sa'ar rejected the change, saying that "there is no fundamental change in MK Rothman's 'new' proposal.

 MK Simcha Rothman, Head of the Constitution Committee leads a committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on January 17, 2023.

Judah Magne: Zionist, Reform rabbi, academic pioneer - book review

This is a fascinating book about a rare Reform Jewish Zionist rabbi of the 20th century who came to Israel and struggled for peace between Jews and Arabs in this land all of his life.

Martin Buber (left) and Judah Magnes (center) testifying before the Anglo- American Committee of Inquiry in Jerusalem in 1946.