Religion
'Agents of Change': American Jews and the transformation of Israeli Judaism - review
From gender roles to religious authority, American-trained leaders transformed key debates in Israeli Judaism.
Shavuot and Mount Sinai: Why modern Jews still wrestle with the Torah
Shavuot 2026: The holiday's enduring call to faith, loyalty, and Jewish purpose
Haredi conscription debate threatens long-standing Israeli coalitions - opinion
When Jewish law fails: Decades-long struggle of Jewish women seeking freedom - opinion
Even with legal tools, Jewish women who are trapped in bad marriages wait years for divorce.
The Purim-inspired chess technique that confuses my rivals - opinion
I win at chess by making opponents nervous, bewildered, and prone to blunders.
Baha’i World Center celebrates the festival of Ayyam-i-Ha
The Ayyam-i-Ha festival is celebrated in the days before the Baha’i Fast and is dedicated to community service, hospitality, and generosity.
Parisian Jewish family ordered to remove mezuzah from apartment door by building management
The family was told they have 15 days to remove the mezuzah, with the management company saying it had been put up "without any authorization."
Knesset advances bill granting Chief Rabbinate authority over Western Wall prayer
The bill passed by a margin of 56-47 and will now be discussed in Knesset committee meetings. It will still need to undergo three more plenum readings to become a law.
High Court empowers anti-Zionists at Judaism’s holiest site - opinion
While Israeli soldiers fight for their lives, the High Court grants the Reform movement's extremists a foothold at the Western Wall, undermining Israel.
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.
Israel must advance permits for egalitarian Western Wall plaza, High Court orders
The ruling followed a hearing earlier last week, during which justices pressed state and municipal representatives over why worshippers at the egalitarian section still cannot reach the Wall.
Jewish return to Temple Mount brings renewed memory and hope - opinion
Jews are returning to the Temple Mount, reconnecting prayer, memory, and faith in the place their hearts have longed for.
Are Irreconcilable differences stopping Israel from healing societal fracture? - opinion
After two female soldiers were chased in Bnei Brak, something sacred was fractured. What happens when Israel no longer feels like one nation?
