Yair Ettinger

Some 30,000 took part in Jerusalem rally against military conscription of yeshiva students; eight demonstrators to be charged with assaulting police and disturbing the peace.

Some 30,000 take part in Jerusalem rally against military conscription of yeshiva students; protesters throw stones and a smoke grenade.

The Women of the Wall's struggle for access to the Kotel puts them at odds with the Conservative movement, which accepted a plan to pray in egalitarian services at Robinson's Arch - seen by many as a blueprint for compromise.

Exclusion of women at the Kotel affects not only women seeking to pray with tallitot and tefillin, but every single woman who seeks to worship there, alongside the much larger men’s section.

Anat Hoffman, leader of Women of the Wall, warns of an 'earthquake' in the Jewish world if Bennett and Lapid try to turn the wheel back. But gaps between the parties are far and wide, and time is running out.

Women of Wall hold first monthly prayer service since ruling that allows women to wear prayer shawls at the Western Wall.

Non-orthodox movement heads to petition AG Yehuda Weinstein to investigate involvement of state-appointed rabbis in protest against Women of the Wall; Western Wall Rabbi Rabinovitch denies allegations.

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox teens protest as Women of the Wall hold first monthly prayer service since ruling allowing women to wear prayer shawls at Kotel; some threw water bottles, chairs, called police 'Nazis'; three arrested, two police injured.

At the same time as Women of the Wall hold their own celebratory service, leading rabbi calls on young women to rally against court ruling permitting non-Orthodox worship at the Kotel. Thousands are expected to attend.

In annual report, state comptroller finds that many of the 130 councils in Israel make their own rules, violating existing instructions of the Religious Services Ministry and the Chief Rabbinate.

In his first annual report, State Comptroller Joseph Shapira suggests rethinking Israel's conversion system and perhaps cutting its funding. Other parts of the report address the poverty of Ethiopian immigrants, severe gaps in medical services across the country and nepotism in the marriage system.

Following up on his compromise to the Women of the Wall that a third prayer section for non-traditional worship will be built at the Jerusalem holy site, the Jewish Agency chairman says construction can begin in one month.

Announcement made at Knesset debate, following court decision that Women of the Wall can pray as they choose at holy site; Kotel rabbi endorses Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky's compromise for egalitarian prayer.

Bennett opposes agreement reached by religious Zionist forum backing Rabbi Yaakov Ariel.

Chaim Walder essay, 'Soul-deep hatred with no holds barred,' concerns a letter Yair Lapid wrote two years ago about funding for the ultra-Orthodox sector.

Over the weekend, the Shas' spiritual leader briefly explained his decision to install Aryeh Deri as head of the ultra-Orthodox political party, ending a stalemate of tense, joint leadership.

Neither the political party nor its spiritual leader are what they once were, making the challenges faced by Aryeh Deri, the newly anointed sole party chairman, that much harder.

Deri, who served 22 months in jail for accepting bribes, was one of ultra-Orthodox party's joint leaders in January election; former Interior Minister Eli Yishai demoted to chairman of party's education network.

Deputy Religious Services Minister Eli Ben Dahan taps male religious figure to co-chair judging panel.

Rabbi Shlomo Amar says the devil has prompted people jealous of Torah study to fight against it.

A stunned ultra-Orthodox community recovers from Yair Lapid's tirade this week in the Knesset and tries to fight back against his proposed budget cuts.

Judge upholds ruling that rejects police request to issue injunction preventing five women from returning to kotel, says use of prayer shawls and tefillin does not violate 'local custom' and is not provocation.

Mickey Levy of Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid party was discussing the issue of ultra-Orthodox joining the military and serving in the workforce and quickly said he was sorry for using such a derogatory term.

With two new chief rabbis to be chosen in August, Shas and Habayit Hayehudi are trying to strike a deal over the candidates.

Lau, who already served in the post for a decade until 2003, needs the government to pass an amendment to the law allowing for chief rabbis to hold more than one term; if he does run he will be a strong front-runner; if he joins the race, his son will drop out.