Arriving in Israel 30 years ago, I never imagined my Jewish identity, worn so defiantly and proudly through the antisemitism-laced Soviet years, would be revoked by the Jewish state. And there are hundreds of thousands like me
For people who had Conservative or Reform conversions in Israel, the verdict, which will grant them citizenship, is the end of a bureaucratic nightmare that challenged their identities. But the struggle isn't over
The battle lines between Netanyahu’s Likud and its ultra-Orthodox allies who are determined to minimize the power of the High Court and the parties that continue to support the court, are already deeply drawn
Soldiers continue to be approached regarding the army's pre-conversion course, regardless of their interest in participating
Petition filed by Avigdor Lieberman, Yisrael Beitenu and several individuals asking for the DNA testing to prove Judaism to be disallowed is struck down
The revised data show 61% of Russian immigrants arriving since 2012 were classified as not Jewish, compared to fewer than 5% of U.S. immigrants
Fed up with ‘humiliating’ treatment at the hands of the Chief Rabbinate, Russian-speaking Israelis are going public with their grievances
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
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
'Scientists are reluctant to deal with this since it's reminiscent of what Nazis did,' says researcher whose work paved path for use of DNA testing as proof of Jewish heritage
Supermodel says she didn't only convert for husband Josh Kushner, but for their shared future
Only 32 percent of Israeli Jews want to keep the Rabbinate's monopoly over conversions intact, yet more than half would not allow their child to marry a non-Jew
I congratulate Avigdor Lieberman for bringing down Netanyahu. And thank him for giving me a good laugh for pretending he's a champion of religious freedom and a fighter against Jewish fundamentalism
Conservative-Masorti movement petitions High Court so that a Ugandan convert to Judaism be allowed to remain in Israel under the Law of Return
The Wilco frontman was not raised Jewish, but says he converted after a promise he made to his son
It's not clear that Israel is more racist these days. But when religious authorities reinforce a race-based Jewish identity, and Netanyahu legitimizes Kahane's heirs, we've got a different problem
'It is really terrifying thinking where this could lead,' advocate warns. 'Judaism is not about race and blood, as our worst enemies have claimed'
Tales of corruption, sectarianism, and a family dispute are renting Uganda's Abayudaya Jewish Community
David Ben Moshe was converted by an Orthodox rabbi in Baltimore in 2017, but his attempt to make aliyah to Israel has been rejected because he didn’t subsequently spend 9 months among local Jewish community in Maryland
Colombian sisters, ages 15 and 12, were detained for 8 hours at Ben-Gurion Airport before being deported in November. ‘This is not the way Jews should be treating Jews,’ fumes their stepfather
Inspired by their new-found Sephardic Jewish roots, scores of newly converted Jews are erasing the taboo that kept their ancestors from proclaiming their faith
High Court approved Israeli government's request for a six-month delay to plan that would have stripped Chief Rabbinate of its power
Though names of rabbis who can perform marriages still kept under wraps, Rabbinate's list of those who can grant divorces and handle conversions made public – including rabbi who oversaw Ivanka's conversion
Chief Rabbinate to stop sending Israeli rabbis to perform conversions in Europe. In return, European Orthodox rabbis won't recognize conversions performed in Israel in private courts that Rabbinate doesn't recognize
Despite repeated denials, Haaretz obtained an internal document confirming Israel's top religious institution maintains a list of approved rabbis whose certification of conversion and marriage makes the cut
Monroe converted to Judaism in 1956 prior to her marriage to Jewish-American writer Arthur Miller. The prayer book was previously put up for auction in 2017 and went unsold
'You can't tell American Jews: We want you to come to Israel, but your form of Jewish-religious expression is unacceptable to us,' the Pulitzer prize-winning New York Times columnist tells Israeli weekly Makor Rishon
Ruling comes after Interior Ministry refused to register woman as Jewish because she converted via a rabbinical court that operates outside the framework of the state-sanctioned system, controlled by the Chief Rabbinate
His time at the Agency will probably be remembered more for what he didn’t accomplish than what he did, at the Western Wall and on Israel’s conversion policy
The runway darling is set to marry the brother of Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, but the pair doesn't seem to be fans of the president