Nearly 50% rise in Orthodox Israelis marrying outside of Rabbinate, most weddings conducted by Orthodox rabbis not recognized by state authority, Panim says, calling it a push against religious coercion
Decision reflects major shift in IDF’s approach to lone soldiers — a desire to take responsibility for Diaspora Jews volunteering in the military rather than outsourcing their care
These anti-Bibi protesters aren’t waiting for the masses to take to the streets — they’re going it alone in their efforts to oust the prime minister
Klika QasemHub is the first government-funded co-working facility to open in an Israeli Arab town. It is becoming a role model for a shared Jewish-Arab society
Top Jewish organization says ADL study picked methods developed for Europe, U.S. and applied them 'uncritically to another cultural context'
You wait 70 years for a Shabbat bus route, and then four arrive all at once. Thank the political logjam in Jerusalem, say secular activists
A growing number of immigrants from the former Soviet Union are joining — and leading — Reform congregations in Israel
Anti-Semitic attitudes have also strengthened in Poland, South Africa and Ukraine since 2015, U.S. watchdog finds; Sweden fared best in annual poll, with only 4 percent of respondents holding anti-Semitic beliefs
Small nonprofit makes history by becoming the first to be exclusively founded and run by Arabs that is handing out scholarships to Jews
Fed up with ‘humiliating’ treatment at the hands of the Chief Rabbinate, Russian-speaking Israelis are going public with their grievances
Six Israeli army veterans are taking part in a first-of-its-kind U.S. tour organized by the Breaking the Silence group. ‘I think it’s very important that American-Jewish communities hear this from people who grew up in their own communities,’ says one delegate
As air-raid sirens sounded in the Israeli city Tuesday morning, schools were shuttered and shopping malls took the almost unprecedented step of remaining closed
The Torah’s stories ‘contain contradictions and its laws are sometimes cruel and morally problematic.’ Says who? This Orthodox website, which offers alternative commentaries on the Jewish holy texts
The late founder had envisioned the new center as a place where Christian tourists could be trained to become 'ambassadors' for Israel abroad and help combat the BDS movement
Erez Kaganovitz, a grandchild of Shoah survivors, explains how his new photoblog and exhibition aims to increase awareness among young Americans
A group of women have gathered in Jerusalem weekly for the past four years to study something that is the norm for every 8-year-old male yeshiva student, breaking a long-standing Haredi taboo along the way
Addressing Jewish Agency Board of Governors, Kahol Lavan leader says he is ‘confident’ Israel can defend itself from Iran
After this two-and-a-half-hour tour through central Jerusalem, you’ll be an expert on the different Haredi sects’ garb. Then comes the talk about sex
Netanyahu tells Jewish Agency that Israel needs to 'shift money from civilian areas to military areas' due to Iran threat, accuses Gantz of preventing unity government
The quasi-governmental agency plans to increase the funds it allocates for ensuring the safety and security of Jewish communities outside Israel
Two out of every three immigrants to Israel come from either Russia or Ukraine, but most aren't recognized as Jewish – which makes things like marrying, starting a family and getting buried a problem
Two Israeli women with a combined age older than Moses have established a successful e-learning company, with ambitious plans to sell their product overseas. Just don’t call them ‘Immobileye’
Based on the case of a real-life U.S. serial rapist, ‘Unbelievable’ is drawing comparison to incidents in Israel — and a high profile case in Cyprus
Concerns about growing anti-Semitism in the United States seem to be somewhat more pronounced among non-Orthodox Jews and those who vote Democrat
Sociologist Chaim Waxman pinpoints the reasons why so many U.S. Orthodox Jews have become right wing, and when it started
Mandel donated tens of millions of dollars to Jewish causes, and is survived by his wife, Barbara, their three children and seven grandchildren
Sarah Debora Meyer’s teenage daughters were deported after arriving to the country last November because the ministry said they didn’t have the necessary visas
Had decision not been reversed, it would have been the first time an academic association canceled a planned conference in Israel
Umm al-Fahm is seen as a microcosm of Israeli-Arab life, with some younger residents straining against the more traditional ways of their elders
Religious Zionists did not vote in their droves for Yamina last week, with total votes for the ticket down 12.5 percent on the previous election. This is where it all went wrong