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 ...
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Leading rabbis in Israel call for boycott of Reform Judaism
Head of the Reform Movement in Israel Rabbi Gilad Kariv: In a public health crisis, prominent rabbis are choosing to ...
'Israel is becoming more secular as well as more religious'
Deputy Director of the Van Leer Institute Dr. Yochi Fischer says that the discourse about "religification" and "secularization" in Israel ...
IDF chief lambastes 'military modesty decree' issued by rabbis
Booklet of instructions for religious soldiers on how to avoid interaction with women was issued in early October. "Let me ...
PM: Transportation Minister Smotrich will not be fired
Likud officials say National Union leader Bezalel Smotrich "went too far" by calling PM Benjamin Netanyahu "weak" for allowing an ...
'Netanyahu's Likud will not turn Israel into a state run by Jewish law'
Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis says that under the Likud, Israel has always been a Jewish, democratic state, and ...