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Israeli Court Acquits Settler Who Said Jewish Law Permits Killing Soldiers Evicting Settlements
Yitzhar resident called policeman 'dog' and wrote Facebook posts during West Bank evacuations, but judge ruled he didn't call on others to commit violence
All Dogs Are Bad and Their Owners Accursed, Israeli City’s Rabbis Rule
'A serious phenomenon has spread in our city Elad, in which young boys and children walk around publicly with dogs. This is strictly forbidden'
Coffee en Route to Synagogue on Shabbat? No Problem in 18th Century Prague
250 years ago, the city’s rabbis ruled that coffeehouses in the Jewish quarter were permitted to open on the Sabbath
Opinion Smotrich's 'Laws of the Torah' Are as Delusional as the Christian Right's 'Judeo-Christian Values'
Far-right politician Bezalel Smotrich is fluent in Judaism's canonical texts. He's also a minority-bashing ignoramus married to a mythological theocratic past constructing a 'Torah' in his own brutish image
Analysis Not the Palestinians, the Economy or Even Netanyahu: Election Will Test Israel's Jewish Character
Far-right leader has unleashed a firestorm with his comments on Jewish theocracy, making September 17 much more than another referendum on Netanyahu's leadership
Israel Will Not Be Governed by Jewish Law, Netanyahu Tweets After Political Ally's Remarks
Far-right leader Bezalel Smotrich, who is vying for the justice portfolio and known for his radical views, said Israel should 'go back to operating as it did in King David's days'
Opinion What Jewish Law Really Says About Abortion
The religious Jewish community cannot justify staying on the sidelines of the abortion debate, writes an ultra-Orthodox health care researcher
In First, Israeli Court Convicts Husband Refusing to Grant Wife Divorce of Criminal Offense
Meir Gorodetzky is sentenced to 15 months in prison – on top of the 18 years he already spent in prison on a civil offense
Sex and the Jews: How the Rabbis Made It Up as They Went Along
How often should a camel-driver have sex? What about a sailor? The bible is rife with confusing references and the rabbis set out to regulate intercourse, not that they agreed on the details
Rabbis Send Healthy Women to Get Painful Fertility Treatments – and Doctors Go Along With It
More and more religious women are rejecting the strict interpretation of Jewish law that bars them from getting pregnant naturally
2020 Democratic Candidate Andrew Yang Takes a Stand Against Circumcision
Shortly after voicing criticism, Yang said he however supports 'the freedom of parents to adopt circumcision for any religious or cultural ritual as desired'
Editorial Is That a Sandwich in Your Bag?
The High Court of Justice is right - setting up separate areas in hospitals for those wanting to eat food that isn't kosher for Passover is a disproportionate, humiliating and unfeasible solution
Israel Allows non-Orthodox Groups to Bid for Projects on Jewish Identity
Ministry confirms that bids for the project, aimed at helping Jews identify with the values of Shabbat, is open to Conservative and Reform groups as well
Israeli Bus Company Ordered to Fire Employee for Refusing to Divorce Wife
The Jerusalem Rabbinical Court gave Egged 30 days to fire the abusive husband, who refuses to grant his wife a Jewish divorce
What Is the Jewish Afterlife Like?
From dark netherworld populated by ghosts to reincarnation to multiple souls: The Jewish concept of the afterlife has been to hell and back.
Israeli Rabbinate Accused of Using DNA Testing to Prove Jewishness
'It is really terrifying thinking where this could lead,' advocate warns. 'Judaism is not about race and blood, as our worst enemies have claimed'
Between Zionism and Hellenism: Amos Oz on the Meaning of Secular Judaism
Today marks 30 days since Amos Oz passed away. Haaretz is republishing here his text 'A full cart or an empty one,' an intellectual investigation of secular Jewish culture by one of Israel's greatest Hebrew writers
Jewish Journalist Announces Belgium Parliament Bid, Seeks Reversal of Slaughter Ban
Editor in chief of Belgium's largest Jewish newspaper, expected to be the country's first Orthodox lawmaker, 'decided to take the plunge' after ban on kosher slaughtering of animals went into effect
Editorial The Time Has Come for Civil Marriage in Israel
Growing number of Israeli couples who avoid the rabbinical establishment need an alternative that would guarantee their basic rights
Opinion Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked Is About as Secular as Rabbi Meir Kahane
The justice minister who is endeavoring to turn the Justice Ministry into an earthly yeshiva sees herself as secular?? Below is a quiz to help Ms. Shaked define herself more precisely
Israel Proposes Special Chametz Sections in Hospitals During Passover
After other options dismissed by either the state or the High Court, secular activists call the proposal a first step by Orthodox Jewish political forces toward turning Israel into a religious state
J’lem Rabbinical Court Court Gives Custody to Father Suspected of Sexual Assault on Kids
The court’s ruling went against the recommendation of welfare authorities in the city where the family lives to place the children with their mother
Man Who Spent 17 Years in Jail for Refusing to Grant Wife Divorce to Be Released
Gorodetzky’s wife recently went to a private rabbinic court that annulled the marriage and asked the Rabbinical Court to close the case against her husband
U.S. Conservative Rabbis Now Allowed to Attend Intermarriages
The ban on attending an intermarriage, which was instituted in 1972, was not enforced, although many rabbis said they heeded it
Rabbinical Court Deems Israeli Woman No Longer Jewish After Admitting She Was a Sex Worker
Haifa Rabbinical Court also fines woman for forging documents
In First, Israel Punishes Woman for Refusing to Grant Husband a Divorce
Education Ministry suspends Haifa teacher following rabbinical court ruling ■ Woman may face fines and incarceration after denying her spouse a divorce for eight years
Danish Parliament Committee Approves Draft Resolution to Ban Circumcision
The Socialist People’s Party and the far-left Red-Green Alliance are the only parties in favor of a ban, according to Danmarks Radio. Between them, they have 21 seats out of the parliament’s 179