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
Where will Miriam Naor go with the Meron disaster state inquiry?
Naor is a moderate, but she is secular and a moderate activist.
IDF urged to allow chametz on army bases during Passover
The letter to the Chief of Staff asks to ensure the supply of kosher food for Passover does not justify a ban on the holding of chametz by secular or non-Jews.
What I told a recent State Department conference
What’s the state of religious freedom in Israel and the Arab world?
The Honey Foundation is supporting religious pluralism in Israel
While the ultra-Orthodox receive the vast majority of public funding, only 10% of Israelis are ultra-Orthodox.
Liberman files High Court petition demanding end to rabbinate's DNA tests
“It is outrageous to hear that only immigrants from the former Soviet Union are suspected time after time by the rabbinical courts that they are ‘non-Jews’,” said Liberman.
Israelis want American Jewish help in promoting religious pluralism
As it does every year, the survey found that Jewish Israelis are far more liberal on religious issues than their government.
Freedom of religion
My concern is the guarantee of freedom of religion. The lack of that freedom makes us – ironically – the only nation in the free world in which complete freedom of religion does not exist for Jews.
It happened to my family. It can happen to yours.
“It’s sad and so unfair. Did you see how proud she was tonight? But unless someone figures out how to fix things she’s going to wake up one day and find out...”
Capital’s First Station complex won’t close on Shabbat
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, who has opposed closing the complex on Shabbat but could not muster a majority against it, said he was pleased by the Regional Committee’s decision.
The state comptroller’s report and religious services
Let us hope that by the next state comptroller’s report, we will have succeeded in democratizing Israel’s religious establishment by giving greater control of religious affairs to local communities.
