Americans Don’t Know Much About Judaism but Love Jews, Pew Survey Finds
In a study conducted by the research center, Jewish people got an average likability score by Americans, while Muslims scored the lowest, together with Atheists
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Sex Separation at Jerusalem Conference Attended by Government Officials
Following a complaint, deputy attorney general says segregation at event for religious and ultra-Orthodox people was improper ■ Organizers say attendees insisted on it
'Only Room for Men': Driver Denied Israeli Woman Entry on Bus to ultra-Orthodox Town
'They only ride when men and women are separated,' driver of bus 402 from Jerusalem to Bnei Brak allegedly said
New Netflix Show ‘Family Business’ Is a French-Jewish Version of ‘Breaking Bad’
The French series follows a French Jewish family, the Hazans, that turn their failed kosher meat shop into a marijuana factory
Tefillin on Women? Feminist Prayer Group Challenges Chabad on Its Own Turf
As well as a steady stream of insults, bewilderment and even spitting, members of Women of the Wall find some takers at their phylacteries booth
How Christians Invented 'Judaism,' According to a Top Talmud Scholar
One of the greatest living scholars of the Talmud, Daniel Boyarin ponders the place where the two traditions were born, in brotherly rivalry but with a common biblical origin
The Cave Dwellers of Israel's Mystical Mount Meron
Dozens choose to live in caves around the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai – with the help of amenities that make this alternative lifestyle doable
This Chicago Synagogue Commemorates Nakba Day, Not Israeli Independence Day
On Yom Kippur, congregants collectively beat their chests to repent for Israel’s actions
Neither Israel's nor Germany's Slide Into Fascism Was Accidental
The Zionist attempt to create a secular-national movement based on Jewish identity could not help but have a religious messianic component. From there it was inevitable that it would turn racist
Kosher and Open on Shabbat: Israel's Restaurants May Be on Their Way to Revolution
A petition filed by a restaurant owner in Jerusalem seeks the same terms that hotels receive regarding Shabbat observance
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
Opinion What Do Secular Israelis Believe In?
Against the background of the growing religionization of Israel, the occupation with secular identity shows that it’s a flimsy ideology that doesn’t truly exist in its own right
Spiritual Guidance for Secular Youth: NYU's Jewish Chaplain Tackles the Culture Wars
Rabbi Yehuda Sarna has his hands full helping students who feel they're being assailed by either the left or the right. Good thing he has his Muslim colleague to pitch in
Opinion Israel's Rabbis Think Genetic Testing Can 'Prove' Jewishness. They're Wrong
The Israeli rabbinate, pushing DNA tests, has fallen into the trap of 19th century racial science: Jewishness is an identity, not a genetic construct – and it can't be measured in a lab
LISTEN: During Passover, Israel Takes a Pass on Religious Freedom
The state's draconian handling of religious observance in public spaces has angered secular Israelis for years. PLUS: What's going on with Netanyahu's coalition? LISTEN FREE
How This City Became Israel’s Model of Jewish Religious Tolerance
Haaretz uncovers Modi’in's secret
Israel's Rabbinate Backs Compromise to Let People Eat Chametz on Hospital Grounds During Passover
Religious authority agrees to allow areas where food that isn't kosher for Passover can be eaten during holiday, but only outside hospital buildings and if guard is present
How the New Israeli Judaism Was Born
A new identity is sweeping Israel – simultaneously traditionalist, nationalist and liberal
Kosher Boots on the Ground: The Rabbi Serving in an Elite U.S. Army Unit
Beards, push-ups and patriotism – a glimpse into the life of Rabbi Captain Michael Harari, chaplain of a U.S. Army attack reconnaissance battalion
Israeli Researcher Proposes New Explanation to Why Dome of Rock Was Built on Temple Mount
It has dominated the Jerusalem skyline for 1,300 years, but there is no single accepted explanation for why it was built
Opinion How Jews Fell in Love With Love – Long After Christians Invented It
On Valentine's Day, it's worth remembering that romantic love between a man and a woman is a relatively late invention, made possible thanks to the Christian Bible
How a Literature Professor Found Himself Translating the Entire Bible From Scratch
‘I kind of fell into it,’ says Robert Alter of his decades-long project of retranslating the Bible, ensuing from a request to write ‘about Genesis or Kafka’
Bible Blast-off: Netanyahu's Order for Israel's Lunar Mission
Netanyahu asked the science minister to make sure the spacecraft will carry a Hebrew bible. Little does the prime minister know, the ship already contains one – on a flash drive
To Understand Israel, Look at Its Veneration of the Dead
One of the greatest paradoxes of Israeli national identity is that it draws strength from the lives that are lost in its name. This process has grown particularly twisted among radical settlers, who use death to generate meaning
Chief Rabbinate Withdraws From Plan to Allow Chametz in Hospitals During Passover
In response to a court challenge to an overall ban on leavened foods at hospitals during the holiday, a compromise would have designated areas of hospitals where such food that is not kosher for Passover could be consumed
'To Find Out if Someone's Jewish, Just Ask Them About Bagels'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An Atlanta rabbi who resorts to creative methods to preserve his community's Jewish identity, and an L.A. baseball player-turned-firefighter who decided he's Jewish on a Birthright trip
In the Bigynnyng: A Brief History of the English Bible
In the beginning there was a 4th-century Latin translation of the Hebrew Bible, but over the millennia a myriad English translations 'moved vpon the water'
I Hope for an Israel Abiding by Jewish Religious Law, Says Member of New Right-wing Party
Shuli Moalem-Refaeli's Hayamin Hehadash party bills itself as a joint religious-secular slate ■ Naftali Bennnet, said the party opposes religious coercion and is proud of a diversity of opinions