Freedom of religion in israel
Shavuot and Mount Sinai: Why modern Jews still wrestle with the Torah
The debate over Torah from Sinai may depend less on proof than on the condition of the soul.
PA drafts constitution, omits Jewish ties to Jerusalem, calls for Sharia legal system
Simchat Torah: Divine fire and national legacy
Police on guard as tens of thousands of Muslims hold Ramadan prayers on Temple Mount
Wars of the Jews, 21st century edition
A series of challenges to the monopoly of Israel’s state rabbinate may threaten stability of government
Analysis: Unyielding religious establishment threatens to be its own undoing
Slowly but surely, the conflict between democratic rights, and the legally enshrined monopoly of one Jewish denomination over religious life in Israel is being chipped away.
Conversion victory
We recommend that the present government maintain that policy of keeping the question of “Who is a Jew” out of the hands of a bunch of ultra-conservative, politically connected rabbis.
Jerusalem Municipality to fund pluralist and non-Orthodox religious study groups
Despite the haredi opposition, several of the ultra-Orthodox council representatives absented themselves from the vote.
I Need A Favor
Wanted: Spiritual leaders
The Chief Rabbinate must face the reality: Israel is not a religious state. That may be unfortunate, but it is a reality.
A-G: Knesset bill restricting mikve use is unconstitutional
The bill passed a preliminary reading last week and has been put forward by haredi parties in the Knesset.
THINK ABOUT IT: Unjustified hatred
In the Knesset plenum, whose verbatim minutes appear on the Knesset website within an hour of a speech being delivered, MK Bezalel Smotrich branded their religious beliefs and practices “a lie.”
Western Wall rabbi calls for ban on non-Orthodox prayer at Kotel
It is likely therefore that the rabbi’s letter is intended as a way of distancing himself from the plan, which he reluctantly agreed to during indirect negotiations.
Jerusalem Post Editorial: The Kotel and a constitution
Israelis society’s failure to agree on basic principles with regard to religious expression and the limits of rabbinic powers will remain a source of conflict for the foreseeableop future.