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'
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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
In Unprecedented Move, Israel Indicts Husband for Refusing to Grant Wife Jewish Divorce
The man, who is now 61, has been in jail since 2000 for failing to grant his wife a 'get,' the bill of divorce required by Jewish religious law to finalize a divorce
Hundreds of Jewish Divorces in Israel Delayed Despite Rabbinical Judges Granting Them
More than 2,000 divorce cases before rabbinical courts were closed before the court ruled on them, Haaretz has learned: 'The court made it very difficult for me, tripping me up with every request'
In Exceptional Ruling, Rabbinical Court Fines Recalcitrant Husband's Father
'It appears that his actions stem from vengeance and from a hardened heart, drunk with power and pride. Let us be clear: The defendant is the real master of chains for this woman,' the judges wrote
What the Radicalization of Israel's ultra-Orthodox Community Looks Like From the Inside
In the ultra-Orthodox world, where women are still forced to sit in the back of the bus, the fight for female representation is dangerous. One activist explains her motivation
AG Warns: Without Reform, Chief Rabbinate Could Lose Kashrut Monopoly
Attorney general’s letter follows expiry of High Court ultimatum to change kashrut inspectors’ terms of employment due to possible conflict of interests
In First, Woman Tapped as Judicial Assistant in Israeli Rabbinic Court
The fight to allow women to serve in the role, considered to be among the most senior ones in the rabbinical court system, has been underway for more than a decade
Rabbi Detained for Performing non-Orthodox Weddings Is Suddenly in High Demand
Responding to growing solidarity after Dov Haiyun's interrogation by police, Conservative movements launch fundraising campaign
Protest Held Against Arrest of Conservative Rabbi Who Conducted 'Illegal' Wedding
Religious court-ordered detention 'harms the state, not me,' says Rabbi Dov Haiyun, at Haifa prayer protest. A-G tells police to wait to interrogate him for now
Number of Jews Visiting the Temple Mount Rising Fast, and So Is the Controversy
While a growing percentage of the religious Zionist community is finding numerous permits for doing so, some are opposed
'It's Not Racism, It's Jewish Law'
We asked Israel's Chief Rabbinate about the Jewish law that forbids non-Jews from working in wine production
Not Jewish Enough: Israeli Winery Drops Ethiopian Workers From Production Line
Move comes after kashrut organization questions workers' Jewishness ■ Israel's Sephardic chief rabbi slams Barkan Winery: 'Pure racism' ■ Politicians call for boycott
Israel Gives Rabbinical Courts Unprecedented Jurisdiction Over Diaspora Jews
Knesset passes controversial law permitting rabbinical courts to handle cases in which Jewish men refuse to divorce Jewish women – even if neither of the two is Israeli
Former Chief Justice to Examine Whether Israel Is Ready for Separation of Church and State
Miriam Naor presided over several major cases, and among her rulings is the memorable decision to keep businesses in Tel Aviv open on Shabbat