Religious politicians up in arms over draft conversion reform bill
Draft of bill by Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana appears to revoke the authority of the Chief Rabbinate to approve ...
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Chief rabbi goes for 'nuclear option,' warns he won't approve new conversions
In harsh letter to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Rabbi David Lau takes a stance against the government's proposed conversion reforms ...
Modern Orthodoxy leads the way to more female rabbis
Rabbanit Shira Marili-Mirvis from Efrat and Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter from Philadelphia are two of few women who serve as their ...
The USSR collapse was the opposite of a catastrophe for Israel
Not only was the Soviet Union opposed to Judaism and all forms of Jewish patriotism, it actively aided and abetted ...
Slate's agony aunt 'Dear Prudence' calls out advice-seeker for antisemitism
"Judaism doesn't need you to drag it into the 21st century or anywhere else," Dear Prudence writer Jenée Desmond-Harris tells ...
Deni Avdija adds Hanukkah cheer to strong start of NBA season
“It is just good vibes, this holiday in Israel when I was growing up. You had sufganiyot everywhere, songs, menorahs. ...
Photos show desecration of Jewish items at Cave of Elijah
Sacred objects can be seen strewn around the holy site with rolls of toilet paper stacked on top of Torah ...
Israeli NGO sends hundreds of Hanukkah kits to Jews in enemy Arab states
The kits were transferred by a special task force from the NGO Yad L'Achim, which maintains contact with Jews in ...
#TefillinAgainstTerror campaign takes aim at antisemitism, terrorism
The campaign was created to honor the memory of Eli Kay, who was murdered by a terrorist in Jerusalem November ...
Only 29% of secular Israelis view Jewish wedding as imperative
With that, it appears some Jewish rituals are still vital for the average Israeli, even if he or she is ...