Religion

Families protest after four Border Police soldiers disciplined for having barbecue on Shabbat

“My daughter feels she was treated like she was nothing,” one of the soldiers' fathers said. “Even if there was a breach of orders, where is the proportionality?"

|ByEFRAT FORSHER
A Border Police officer conducting operations, May 2025.
REPRESENTATIVES OF the Chief Rabbinate of Israel cross Jaffa Street in Jerusalem as they deliver a kosher certificate to a local restaurant.

Time for Israel’s non-kosher public to push back - opinion

Even the hint of a religious consumer boycott can shut entire markets. Deals collapse the moment the “non-kosher” is mentioned.

|ByDAN PERRY
FOR ISRAEL in the here and now, these ideas are playing out in real time

A deeper reflection: Why the Passover story still matters today - opinion

The lesson that lingers is that freedom is not just about leaving a place of hardship; it is about creating a reality where that hardship does not repeat itself.

|BySTEWART WEISS
DAILY DIET: The Creator gave us clear guidelines.

Parashat Shmini: Guarding a pure heart

The Hebrew word timtum means “blockage” or “dullness.” Forbidden foods can lead to this blockage – to emotional numbness and a diminished ability to perceive spiritual depth.

|ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

Parashat Ki Tisa: Fear and the choice of courage

From the golden calf to today, fear tests us, but faith and courage show the way forward.

MARCH 6, 2026ByMOSHE TARAGIN
Taking cover in Tel Aviv, March 1.

Parashat Ki Tisa: Sin of the golden calf and the test of patience

Impatience at Sinai led to the golden calf, teaching that true faith and redemption demand patience, not glittering shortcuts.

MARCH 6, 2026ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
Impatience has led to many people losing their own private Garden of Eden.

Purim 2026: The hidden miracle of Jewish survival across generations - opinion

Purim reminds us that Jewish continuity is a miracle, sustained by belief, identity, and unwavering strength.

MARCH 3, 2026ByMENACHEM SPIEGEL
19th-century Megillat Esther linked to Gaza's Jewish community up for auction in Jerusalem.

The Book of Esther: How letters preserved Jewish identity across empires and exile - opinion

How the Book of Esther uses letters to safeguard Jewish identity and language during exile and empire.

MARCH 3, 2026ByMOSHE TARAGIN
Reading ‘Megillat Esther’ in Safed: Hebrew returned because the people it spoke for had returned.

Purim 2026: Celebrating with faith, fun, and resilience through the years

From childhood groggers to Israel today, Purim reminds us of courage, joy, and the enduring fight against life’s Hamans.

MARCH 3, 2026ByDAVID GEFFEN
Purim.

Purim 2026: Ancient Persia offers lessons of prayer, unity, and courage

From ancient Persia to today, Purim shows how prayer, unity, and courage shape Jewish history and identity.

MARCH 3, 2026BySTEWART WEISS
Let us see what is behind the masquerade.

'A hug from God': Diana Klein on music, healing, and women’s empowerment - interview

Diana Klein’s music offers comfort, hope, and strength for women seeking self-appreciation.

MARCH 1, 2026ByBASIA MONKA
Diana Klein singing.

Finding faith, family, and business: Ben Woolf’s story from England to Jerusalem

From a fractured past to Israeli entrepreneur and devoted family man, Ben Woolf’s story inspires.

MARCH 1, 2026ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER
Ben Woolf dons his own Promise State Israel logo shirt.

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.

MARCH 1, 2026ByPNINA OMER
A WOMAN seeking divorce in a ‘beit din’ was the sole female in the room until the advent of ‘toanot.’ (Illustrative)

The Purim-inspired chess technique that confuses my rivals - opinion

I win at chess by making opponents nervous, bewildered, and prone to blunders.

MARCH 1, 2026ByNATHAN LOPES CARDOZO
Chess