Religion

For the duration of the next year, the quota for duty-free fresh meat imports will be doubled.

The Jordanian soldier who shot and killed 7 Israeli girls and wounded 6 others was freed from prison by Amman this week.

Two young Jewish men were attacked by an anti-Semitic gang in the Marine Park section of Brooklyn on the afternoon of Yom Kippur.

Anti-Semitism reared its ugly head in the heart of the holy city on the holiest day of the Jewish year.

A Jewish teen was detained late Monday night, allegedly near the gate to the Temple Mount.

The pre-Yom Kippur practice of using a live chicken for the "kapparot" ritual was banned in three Israeli cities this year.

Jews again hear the little bells on the hem of the High Priest's garment as he enters the Holy Temple of Jerusalem...

"My son loved everyone, he was a joyful boy," the bereaved mother of an Israeli Air Force pilot told President Reuven Rivlin.

Tzohar 'Praying Together' attendees all receive the same prayer book to make it easier to follow along.

Much of his work consisted of de-constructing the prevailing approach viewing Rabbinic Judaism as a single religious movement within which the various Rabbinic texts were produced.

Baruch Marzel, a Boston-born Orthodox Jew, said in Jerusalem there never was and never will be peaceful coexistence with the Arabs.

While the congregation hastily made its way out of the building, Rabbi Liberow and a few of the congregants were able to get the Torah scrolls and prayer books out.

The guidelines are intended to prevent the spread of disease, as well as minimize animal suffering.

A mentally ill man tried to attack Rabbi Shteinman in Bnei Brak after the Rosh Hashana holiday was over. Police arrested him.

UK's Prince Charles of Wales paid respects to the grave of his grandmother in Jerusalem this weekend.

The new group encourages its constituencies "to pursue guidance from its own rabbinic authorities and to continue the spirit of mutual respect and dignity that Jewish practice demands and engenders."

European lawmakers gathered to discuss anti-Semitism and the future of Jews in Europe.

The Israel Police won't allow Jews to enter the Temple Mount on the eve of Rosh Hashana due to a conflict with a minor Islamic holiday.

More than 100 Jewish institutions were briefed on security in a pre-holiday conference call by the US Dept. of Homeland Security and Jewish Federation.

A kind of Jerusalem fever gripped much of the world from about 1000 to 1400. Across three continents, thousands made their way to the Holy City—from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions alike.

UK's Lord Parry Mitchell resigns his membership in Labour over re-election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader.

The Defense Ministry allocated extra funding for 'Nativ' - Jewish identity education for IDF soldiers.

Tens of thousands of travelers are heading this week to Uman to pray at the grave site of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov.

A Jordanian Christian anti-Islamist activist is shot dead before facing trial for sharing "offensive" cartoon on Facebook.

Zamiri and his sons have invented the Wine pomegranate which is seedless, fire-engine red and sweet beyond belief.

Stone throwing attacks against Jews continue, this time taking place at Rachel's Tomb.

Hundreds of letters are mailed to Israel annually addressed to "God," "Jesus," "Our Dear Father in Heaven" and "the Western Wall."

In advance of the upcoming Jewish high holy days, Israel is preparing for the good and all else, by tightening security at night and by day.

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked told a conference in NY the BDS movement constitutes an existential threat to Israel.

London's first Muslim mayor is a smashing success on his interfaith tour in the US, including at two synagogues.