MK Proposes Bill to Publicize Names of Recalcitrant Jewish Husbands
“Women denied a divorce may as well be dead,” MK Revital Swid said.
Rav Ovadia Yosef’s Mythical Chair Auctioned, Asking Price $57,000
"It has gone through chuppas, bris millahs, public conferences and various other events, during which people who needed medicine, spouses, blessings and salvation sat on it."
Festive Sukkot Holiday Meals Provided Throughout Israel Via Centuries-Old Network
Colel Chabad’s national network of soup kitchens is part of Israel’s longest continuously running charity, founded in 1788.
Report: Orthodox Justice Defied Supreme Court’s Directive, Participated in Gush Etzion Liberation Ceremony
Recently retired Justice Elyakim Rubinstein, also an Orthodox Jew, told Army Radio he saw no problem in his former colleague's attending the ceremony as a private person.
Teen Volunteers Build Succot For Elderly
This year, volunteers will erect and dismantle some 250 Sukkot around the country.
Revolutionary Ruling Permits Genetic Testing of Halachic Jewish Status
Some 40% of European Ashkenazi Jews carry a genetic mark that suggests they are the offspring of four mothers who immigrated to Europe from the Middle East a millennia ago.
Afirmative Action: New Habayit Hayehudi Bill Gives Reservists Preference in Civil Service Hiring
'A person who serves the state and sacrifices his comfort for her sake must be awarded a significant advantage.'
Jerusalem Police Bans Four Species from Temple Mount – They ‘Harm the Status Quo’
"In the framework of the rules of the Temple Mount, in accordance with the status quo in the area, ritual activity with overt external features, including the four species, is forbidden."
New Report Shows Meretz, Foreign Funds, Behind ‘Religious Conspiracy’ Campaign
An in-depth, 50-page research report issued by the Hotam organization examines the connections, activities and sources of funding of the Free Israel movement, founded...
Chabad Rabbi on Trial for Incitement: Soldiers Are Forbidden to Evacuate Settlements
Rabbi Wolpo said in his testimony that according to Jewish law the evacuation of settlements in the Land of Israel is a worse sin than eating pork on Yom Kippur, since it endangers the lives of millions of Jews.
Religious Zionist Political Conference Unanimously Adopts Aggressive Sovereignty Policy Paper
Referring to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Smotrich said: 'Never will there be an Arab state between the sea and the Jordan.'
Police Raid Offices of Beit Shemesh Municipality, Arrest Official
Police suspect that a tender was published a year ago by the local municipality, and the investigation has so far shown that a council member skewed the terms of the tender to favor one particular company.
High Court Removes ‘Get Married’ from Pro-Same-Sex Marriage Commercial
"The struggle for same-sex couples' right to marry is part of the struggle for civil marriages in Israel, since it is clear that religious law, which regulates marriages and divorces in the state, does not allow it."
Shas MK Resigns under Rabbinic Pressure over Attending Nephew’s Same-Sex Wedding
Shas MK Yigal Guetta on Wednesday announced his resignation from the Knesset, in the wake of harsh rebuke he received from Sephardi rabbis, including...
Israeli Lawmakers Outraged at High Court Ruling on Conscription Law
"The sole motivation behind [the Court's] decisions is a dictatorial hunger for power, to oppose the laws of the elected Knesset."
Herzliya Mayor Sends Letter of Apology to Late Lubavitcher Rebbe over Tefillin Brouhaha
So far the Rebbe has not responded. But the mayor and local Chabadniks went out to dance in the streets of Herzliya, which did a lot to alleviate the tension.
High Court Rejects Meretz, Reform Petition to Compel Public Transportation on Shabbat
The judges noted that the state is not obligated to act to examine transportation needs, and emphasized that they do not intend to express their opinion on this issue.
Getting Ready to Do Your Israeli Holiday Grocery Shopping?
The real news is that in nearly every Israeli supermarket chain this year, the price of groceries has dropped.
Survey Shows Deep Split among Israeli Jews over Shabbat Soccer
The Smith Institute survey proves for the Nth time that the polls yield results based on how you write the questions, or, in this case, how you cut your random sample of respondents.
IDF Chief of Staff Eizenkot to Discuss Azaria Sentence Commutation
Legal sources estimate that Eizenkot will shorten Azaria's sentence of 18 months in prison by several months, but will not pardon the convicted soldier altogether.
Chief Rabbi: Sephardim Will Desecrate Shabbat for Soccer
"Woe," he said. "What if there were soccer on Shabbat? There will be soccer everywhere. People will come in their cars."
Netanyahu Betting Religious Coalition Partners Won’t Quit over Legalizing Shabbat Soccer
"This industry is funded by millions of shekels from the defense budget (e.g. policemen) and its operation on Shabbat forces the entire Jewish people to participate in the desecration of the Shabbat, and this to us is unacceptable."
Ahead of Decisive High Court Debate, Non-Orthodox Movements Demand Share in Running Western Wall
The members of the Conservative, Reform, Women of the Wall, and other non-Orthodox groups tell the high court that, as is always the case in real estate, they can no longer accept the devaluation of their share in the ancient relic on account of reduced exposure to street traffic, or, you guessed it: location, location, location.
Rabbi Stav Calls Aryeh Deri ‘Criminal Ignoramus’ over Anti-Modern Orthodox Hate Speech
Aryeh Deri was convicted of taking $155,000 in bribes while serving as Interior Minister, and was given a three-year jail sentence in 2000.
6 Religious-Zionist Girls’ High Schools in Israel’s Education Ministry’s Top 10
The high schools at the bottom of the list in terms of their students' eligibility for a matriculation certificate include eight Arab and two Haredi institutions.
Watch: Israeli Police Stop Soccer Game on Temple Mount Only After Jews’ Request
Soccer games are a common sight on the Temple Mount, according to the report, even though they are explicitly prohibited by the law governing holy places, which has been upheld by the High Court's ruling.
Rabbinic Court Revokes Conversion of Jews for Jesus’ Daughter
The Netanya court discovered that the plaintiff's father was involved in establishing a group called Netzari (Hebrew for Christian), which he currently leads.
Zomet Institute Head Leaves Habayit Hayehudi over Bennett’s Outed Spokeswoman
Apparently there is a conference planned for Habayit Hayehudi in September, where Rosen wanted to lead the forum on technology and halakha – but was refused because of his jittery track record of slamming doors behind his back every few months.
High Court Rules Woman Can Serve as Director-General of State Rabbinic Courts
"It would have been great if this issue had been resolved amicably between the sides rather than by the court."
Expect Huge Blowout at the Kotel as WOW, Reform, Conservative, Blow Shofars
If Jews had the ability to ignore religious provocation when they saw one, we'd still have the Second Temple, if not the First.