Jewish and Palestinian Women Create Together. But Don't Call It Coexistence
A new exhibition features religiously observant Jewish and Palestinian women artists, who are struggling for legitimacy in both societies
Orthodox Jews
Stop Arms Sales to Despots, Orthodox Group Urges Israeli Lawmakers
The organization urges future government coalition partners to issue ultimatum: Stop sale of arms or count us out
Between Anti-vaxxers and anti-Semitism: N.Y.C.’s Orthodox Jews' War Against Measles
Relating anti-vaxxers to Judaism is ‘fake news,’ Jewish community leaders in Brooklyn tell Haaretz. So why is the outbreak being treated as a ‘Jewish issue,’ and will Passover make matters worse?
Trump's Meeting With Jewish Leaders Excludes non-Orthodox Organizations
'It’s clear the Trump White House invited a subset of the Jewish community and intentionally excluded others,' says director of an excluded group
Are Israel's New Immigrants Keeping Netanyahu in Power?
In the past 20 years, some 600,000 new immigrants came to Israel – principally from Russia, France and North America. They may be the real reason that the country's politics is now fixed on the right
Israel Trip Fundraiser for Gay Rabbinical Student Denied Ordination in U.S. Reaches 3K in Hour
A liberal Orthodox rabbinical seminary refused to ordain Daniel Atwood because of his sexual orientation
Two Policemen Injured at Hasidic Rabbi's Brooklyn Funeral
At the funeral of Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, one NYPD officer was hurt when a drone fell out of the sky, the other was injured by a car in the procession.
This Orthodox Female Comedian Is Standing Up to anti-Semitism
As she brings her comedy show ‘It’s No Job for a Nice Jewish Girl’ to Israel, Rachel Creeger is reveling in her unique place in British comedy
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
Opinion Israel’s Unprotected Secular Education
If Israel’s centrist camp wants to survive, it must fight for the education portfolio. Protecting state education is vital for protecting Israeli society
U.S. Orthodox Organization Clarifies Support for Netanyahu Deal With Kahanists
President of Young Israel organization of synagogues says previous statement 'represented my personal views and that of many on our board,' but not the entire community's
Survey: Huge Majority of Right-wing, Religious Israelis Say Netanyahu Is Being Framed
On eve of attorney general's expected indictment announcement, most Israelis think prime minister is corrupt, but his supporters say it’s law enforcement that’s guilty
Opinion I Shut My Orthodox Synagogue's Doors to Racist Rabbi Meir Kahane. But Others Let Him In
I told Kahane: You and Louis Farrakhan both raise money the same way - by attacking Jews. That was decades ago. Now, Kahanism's theology and politics of racist exclusion is consuming Israel's religious Zionist camp
'Anti-Semitism Has Become Mainstream': NYC Orthodox Jews Face Surge of Violence
The timing of the uptick in anti-Semitic incidents in New York may have an unexpected reason
This Jerusalem Community Stands in the Way of a Cable Car to the Kotel
And it has to do with a roof over a cemetery
Opinion From a Moderate to a Radical religious-Zionist Party
Habayit Hayehudi has become more extremist, and moderate voices are finding homes elsewhere
Opinion Tempted to Compare anti-Semitism With Anti-black Racism? Just Don't
When white Jews ‘impersonate’ Black Americans to draw attention to the very real threat of anti-Semitism in America today, and its heightened effect on Orthodox Jews, it’s tactless, divisive, factually incorrect – and unnecessary
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
Opinion What It's Like Being Another Kind of Black Jew
We identifiably Orthodox Jews are punched, swastikered, told we oppress women, we're not 'normal' Jews, that we don't 'fit in.' But when progressives debate Jewish identity and vulnerability – we're invisible
God Forbid Nonreligious Israeli Teachers Are Suddenly in High Demand in America
Want to teach Hebrew overseas? A firm knowledge of Israeli culture could really boost your job prospects
American Jews Detained Over Crucifix Vandalism in Uman, Ukraine
Uman, site of the grave of Rabbi Nachman, draws thousands of ultra-Orthodox pilgrims each year. Tension between pilgrims and local residents often turns violent.
Israel Backs Down and Will Now Allow Deported Colombian Sisters to Visit Their Israeli Mom
Interior Ministry says it has no objections to young girls coming to stay with mom, who is an Orthodox convert – two months after detaining the girls at the airport and then sending them back to Bogotá
'A Lesbian Romance Plus Religion Plus Politics' – Israeli Director's Film Reflects a Roller-coaster Life
Tsivia Barkai Yacov speaks with Haaretz about 'Red Cow' and the experiences that shaped her
Life After Bennett: Controversial Lawmaker Elected Chair of National Union Party
Bezalel Smotrich, considered the Knesset's right-wing bellwether, is expected to lead Habayit Hayehudi after Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked broke off to found their own party
New Jersey Doubles Security Funding for Nonpublic Schools
The move, which raises the security budget to $22.6 million, was applauded by local Orthodox Jewish groups
Jewish Businessman Found Guilty of Bribing NYPD Officers, Even Dressing as Santa to Hand Out Gifts
Jeremy Reichberg faces up to 65 years in prison after conviction in Manhattan court on Wednesday. His actions included hiring a prostitute to sleep with officers on a Las Vegas junket, paying for a free trip to Israel
Recent Sephardic Converts Revive Jewish Life in Northern Brazil
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
Opinion Trump Just Gave the Finger to His Jewish Voters
Trump is retreating from Syria – and from his pro-Israel Jewish conservative voters. If that decision is a harbinger of other strategic moves distancing him from Israel's security, much of his remaining Jewish support will fall off a cliff
From Bar Refaeli's Torah Lessons to Paparazzi Shots of Rabbis: The ultra-Orthodox Love Affair With Gossip
As ultra-Orthodox internet and smartphone use becomes more widespread, gossip columns are growing more popular - but some topics remain taboo
Mary Ben-Gurion, Christian-born Daughter-in-law of Israel’s First PM, Dies at 94
The nurse from an Isle of Man family would undergo both Reform and Orthodox conversions, but the Old Lion’s wife Paula never considered her a real Jew