Secular
Planning first Guinness record-breaking Shabbat dinner, and not bitter about being beaten - opinion
But the real difference wasn’t the finances, at least from what I can see from afar. It was in the overarching vibe.
Tomer Persico: The evolution of individualism and collective identity in Judaism
Days of Awe: Israel’s turn toward tradition - opinion
The Bukharan Quarter: A long way from the Silk Road
A call for compromise between religious and secular
Rabbi Menachem Bombach speaks at a demonstration calling for a broad consensus between the different groups within Israeli society that are currently in conflict.
Have religious Israeli Jews given up on Israel's secular society? - opinion
At the heart of the crisis plaguing Israel lies the age-old divide between religious and secular Israel.
Tel Aviv residents protest plans for new yeshiva in city center
A small community synagogue in central Tel Aviv is planned to turn into a 250-student yeshiva, and the local resident are not happy about it.
Crohn's disease: An unexpected bridge between Israelis - opinion
When we see ourselves on the same side, with a common challenge, that common challenge builds ties that matter and last.
Zionists didn’t wait for the Messiah - opinion
To those who believed in waiting for the Messiah, they said we can return to Israel without a Messiah.
Can you have morals without religion?
Even without divine instructions, humans are expected to act upon basic moral instincts and their innate sense of right and wrong.
Israel: A Jewish democracy or religious state? - opinion
The Israeli government should strike a balance between the demands made by the ultra-Orthodox sectors and the needs of Israeli citizens in general.
Majority of young Israelis fear for Israel's democracy - survey
A majority of Israeli youth and university graduates, both Jewish and Arab, responded that they feared for the future of Israel’s democracy.
There's a missed chance to form new balance with haredim - opinion
On issues such as public transportation on Saturday the status quo will be preserved and prospects of introducing such transportation in secular regions, towns and cities will be thwarted.
In viral clip, French TV host asks Jewish guest why he wears a kippah in public
Though brief, the exchange illustrated the starkly different perspectives on religious expression in France, the United States and elsewhere in the western world.