Judaism
Chief Rabbinate Council disputes Tzohar kashrut approval hours after authorization
“The approval was granted unlawfully and did not go through the Chief Rabbinate Council as required,” Director General of the Ministry of Religious Services Yehuda Avidan said.
Was Netanyahu chosen by God, or judged too harshly by man? - opinion
The breached walls we must rebuild this Seventeenth of Tamuz - opinion
What a new play gets right about ‘Birthright’ and our anguished Jewish conversation - opinion
Parashat Beha'alotcha: The courage to see beyond
The Menorah in Zechariah’s vision still burns. Its message still endures. And it still calls to each of us: light the flame. Raise it high.
Parashat Beha'alotcha: Know your place
After Pharaoh intensified the Jewish slaves' work, Moses felt that his mission had failed. Out of deep pain, he turned to God and said, “Why have You done evil to these people? Why did You send me?
Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US
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Founding fathers and mothers: The uniqueness of the Jewish people - opinion
The Torah does not begin with the story of Moshe Rabbeinu; it begins instead with Bereishit – with creation.
Not a numbers game: The migration debate Israel is really not having - opinion
We can bemoan those departing Israel at its greatest hour of need, in the face of open miracles and hard-won victories, but I believe that Israel will survive without them.
Beyond the Headlines: Finding our personal portion in the Torah after Shavuot - opinion
Our Sages explain that Shavuot is considered a “Rosh Hashanah” for the Torah. It is an appropriate time to dedicate ourselves to learning a specific part of the Torah or to join a Torah class.
Slovenian Jewish community approaches new government with 'cautious hope' - interview
Robert Waltl said that the community received virtually no systematic state support from the previous government.
'Blood on their hands': Top Modern Orthodox rabbi says haredim must serve in IDF
Twenty-six students gone. 39 relatives gone. Rabbi Kenneth Brander on what Israel's religious Zionist community owes its soldiers, and what it owes everyone else.
What ancient Jewish wisdom can teach us about the age of AI - opinion
Thousands of years before AI, the ancients imagined much of it – self-operating tools, autonomous weapons, answer-giving superintelligence.
'Agents of Change': American Jews and the transformation of Israeli Judaism - review
From gender roles to religious authority, American-trained leaders transformed key debates in Israeli Judaism.