Decoding a rabbinical broadside against drafting Torah scholars into the IDF
Ovadia Cohen’s grandfather, Rav Ovadia Yosef, was one of rabbinic Judaism’s leading lights, but few members of Cohen’s family are slated to attend his wedding next week
Yigal Guata became an unlikely champion of LGBT rights
By attending the wedding of his gay nephew, Yigal Guata became an unlikely defender of LGBT rights
The Israel Prize-winning educator, activist, and former seamstress seeks to integrate secular and religious lives for a new generation of Haredi men and women
The Russian politician’s surprise decision to pull out of coalition talks is only the latest echo of his undying ambition
The Jewish state seeks to bring the Bedouin in from the desert
Rabbi Shalom Cohen has likened Modern Orthodox Jews to Amalek
600,000 people attended his funeral in Jerusalem yesterday. Here’s why.
The influential and divisive spiritual leader of Israel’s Sephardim leaves contradictory legacy
Can the mayor hold on in the next elections and continue his drive to pull the ancient city into the 21st century?
Video: With exit polls predicting surprises, Jerusalemites explained who they voted for in today’s election—and why
A look at some of the clips causing a stir in Israel
Can an unlikely alliance of renegade rabbis and right-wing politicians strip the ultra-Orthodox of their power?
Leaked email shows Kenneth Roth comparing mullahs to Shas
Miriam Ben-Porat, also Israel’s first-ever female comptroller, was 94.
The highly influential rabbi and power broker was mentored by Rav Kook
Illegally occupy land, get politely moved. Protest for social justice, get beaten. I’m joining the protesters.