Orthodox Jews
‘Reaching the finish line’: Controversial haredi draft bill advances for Knesset committee vote
The controversial haredi conscription bill has moved one step closer to a vote in the Knesset after significant progress in the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
Man charged with hate crime for antisemitic attack on Israeli lecturer Rami Glickstein in Manhattan
Argentina's Sephardi chief rabbi reaffirms 100-year-old ruling on conversions, sparks controversy
From pop stars to tefillin pop-ups, Oct. 7 changed how some Israelis practice Judaism
Religious feminist Alice Shalvi was a lifelong revolutionary - editorial
Teaching girls Talmud was unheard of in 1970s Israel. Shalvi did it anyway, and she didn't stop there.
Spitting at Christians is wrong and dangerous - comment
Spitting at people – at their feet, their places of worship, on their clothes, in their faces – is bad and repulsive and unkind and disgusting and wrong.
Israel must commit to funding all forms of Judaism - editorial
What kind of message is conveyed when the Reform and Conservative movements are treated as less legitimate than Orthodoxy?
The religious-secular divide: How to calm the water, and how to stir them up - analysis
Whether this is a full-fledged "religious war" or just the most recent permutation of religious-secular battles that have continued unabated since the state's founding is a matter for debate.
'Rainbow Club in Yeshiva': JQY's animated LGBTQ videos aim to foster dialogue
The videos aim to frame a new community conversation about LGBTQ+ issues that allows "disagreements without divisiveness."
NJ township to pay $575,000 to settle discrimination lawsuit against Orthodox Jews
Jackson is now required to notify the state of any decision or regulation that would affect local religious land use or practice.
Public prayer: The individual and the wider world - opinion
The heated Facebook dialogue unleashed by an innocent photograph demonstrates that the complex tapestry of human identity and faith is not yet fully woven.
CIA agent who tracked JFK's assassin recruits nephew - to be an observant Jew
Reuben Efron was expansive about his Orthodox faith, Barry Effron recalled, urging Barry to intensify his Jewish observance.
Border Police to launch ultra-Orthodox-only unit as West Bank tensions heat up
The establishment of the new police unit aims to integrate members from Israel’s ultra-orthodox communities into the larger Israeli society.
Why an Orthodox group supports the Supreme Court ruling on not serving same-sex couples
The decision was not about discrimination or about religion and attempts to characterize it as such are disingenuous.
