Upcoming concert is occasion to recall these artists who were honored in the Arab world - but in Israel, not so much.

Critics protested the absence of Mizrahi Jews on Israel's new banknotes, but little has been said about the design of the bills themselves. The winner of the Bank of Israel's design competition, Osnat Eshel, describes her approach to the challenge of putting poets on money.

Bank of Israel presents new set of bills that will feature the likenesses of famous Hebrew poets, amid criticism that they lack Sephardi and Arab figures; Netanyahu: We will have Sephardi poet on next bills.

Saying she is not against the rabbis themselves, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni calls 'personal' legislation 'improper.'

For Jews with roots in North Africa, the end of Passover is marked by a festive celebration of carbohydrates, culture and blessings of good luck.

Rabbi Shai Piron is accused by two students of having discriminated against ethnic groups at the school where he was principal from 1995 to 2007.

According to a new report from the Coalition Against Racism in Israel, there were 106 cases of high profile racist statements last year, compared with 59 such cases the year before.

In an effort to break the ultra-Orthodox grip on Israel's Chief Rabbinate, three religious Zionists are angling for the top post. But the community is splintered among various factions, and an upcoming vote for candidacy is escalating tensions.

Growing up with a mother from Tehran and a father from Poland, I never fit into any racial category. I didn't even know I was Ashkenazi, until Aryeh Deri decided that I was.

Rabbi accused of fraud and breach of faith for role in what has become known as the 'Rabbis' File' scandal, involving the Chief Rabbinate.