Knesset Passes Law Assigning Running State Mikvahs to Chief Rabbinate

"Reform Jews in the US don’t have a single mikvah. All of a sudden they need a mikvah over here?"

IDF Appoints Orthodox Officer to Command Education Corps

It should be noted that Brigadier General Fairaizen wears a knitted yarmulke, which constitutes an extremely meaningful change in the IDF's recent attitude regarding Religious Zionism.

Defense Minister Liberman Attacks Predecessor’s Public Conviction of Hebron Shooter

Liberman recommended that soldiers who are not sure about the rules of engagement ask their superiors.

Im Tirtzu Youth Remembering Slain Rabbi Miki Mark

Rabbi Mark's daughter, Orit, an active member of Im Tirtzu’s Youth Division, participated in the conference.

Senior IDF Officer Indicted for Sexual Misconduct

In late 2015 the military was about to appoint him Head of the Operations Division, a senior position in the IDF command.

Jerusalem Mayor to Avoid Thursday’s Pride Parade While Securing Its Path

No one is allowed to stand where the parade is going, the sidewalks will be kept deserted by heavy police guard.

300 Bereaved Children Fly Balloons in Colors of French Flag

Hundreds of children from the OneFamily foundation's summer camp fly balloons in solidarity with their counterparts from the terror attack in Nice, France.

President Rivlin Meets Shira Banki’s Family ahead of Jerusalem Parade

Shira's father said that "such a clear, strong, firm, and public official statement calling for moderation, tolerance, and acceptance of others is something that the State of Israel needs today maybe more than anything."

Liberman, Eizenkot, Agree on Shutting Down Left-Leaning, Elitist Army Radio

The last straw in Galatz's elitist load was the station's movie critic Gidi Orsher who posted a particularly offensive Facebook status in which he described Jews from Muslim countries as superstitious savages.

What If They Commissioned an Anti-Settlements Exhibition and the Pictures Came Out Pastoral and...

"...this artistic tactic poses with feigned innocence in the likeness of a 19th-century pilgrimage, in which the Holy Land is portrayed through misty eyes."

Israeli Leftwing Hooligans Attack Pro-Azaria Rally with Tear Gas

"If these were [rightwing organization] Lehava activists there is no doubt they would have been held in jail until the end of the proceedings."

Sorry, Ivanka, Israel’s High Rabbinical Court Doesn’t Recognize Your Conversion

"I feel humiliated, they were actually saying they're not recognizing my being Jewish. I love Rabbi Lookstein, he is my rabbi, he brought me into the Jewish world."

Israeli Rabbinical Court Revisits Verdict on Conversion

The saga of Israeli validation of conversions performed abroad by Orthodox rabbis continues and moves to the next level.

Analysis: Ignorance, Malice Join Forces to Derail IDF Chief Rabbi’s Nomination

Many, if not all these "controversial" responses by Rabbi Krim can be easily explained within the context in which they were provided.

Spanish, Portuguese Jews Support Sephardi and Mizrahi Heritage Empowerment Program

“The history of the Jews of the Middle East and North Africa is sadly overlooked, even though every other Jew in Israel comes from this region.”

Coalition Kills Core Curriculum Prerequisite for Haredi Schools

The elimination of the obligation to teach core curriculum subjects will not result in reducing the budgets of Haredi yeshivas who pass on the extra material.

Tzohar Condemns Nullification of Rabbi Lookstein’s Conversions as Chief Rabbi Reverses Ruling

Rabbi Lookstein, the spiritual leader of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and for many years principal of the Ramaz School, also converted Ivanka Marie Trump.

Rabbinical Congress for Peace Wants Netanyahu to Suspend Everybody’s Basic Rights

The government should "temporarily impose a complete censorship on radio and TV for several months."

Women of the Wall Caught in Mix of Bad Timing, Bad Taste

Happy birthday, Frannie, may you grow up to marry a Jewish guy.

Secular Israeli Parents Say Religious Summer Camps ‘A Better Deal’

Secular Israeli Jews are sending their children to less costly religious camps this year.

‘Photography Activist’ Udi Goren Shares the Beauty of Israel with US College Students

Visual storyteller and photographer Udi Goren tells the tale of Israel through the lens of his camera.

2 Youths Arrested on Temple Mount

Two teens were arrested on the Temple Mount by Israeli police Tuesday evening for unknown reasons.

Sundays Off, Sort Of

Not really Sundays, but 6 long weekends a year.

Life + 31 Years to Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade Murderer

The judges were severely critical of police for failing to learn the lesson from the 2005 Gay Pride parade in which Schlissel had been arrested for attempted murder.

Senior Israeli TV Editor: I Will Not Let my Children Enlist [video]

Nir said he couldn't understand why the taxes Israelis pay are not enough to sustain IDF soldiers.

Chief Rabbinate: Good Bye, Mikvah Lady

Orthodox authorities are concerned not only about the proper execution of the halakhic dipping, but also about the push to permit unmarried women to dip, which the rabbis view as an invitation to lechery.

Reform Insulted by Haredi Walkout in Knesset Committee

Kariv called the MKs' behavior vulgar and said it undermines the principles of the legislative process, as well as the public and ethical obligations of MKs.

Five MKs Reveal How the State Stole their Families’ Children

"It's time to expose the truth behind this shocking episode, an episode that is a black stain on the history of the State of Israel."

Prosecution Quietly Closes Duma Arson Suspect Case for Lack of Evidence

"This incident should disturb the sleep of all the citizens in this country, especially the residents of Judea and Samaria."

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