Religious & Secular in Israel

In a sense, Yair Golan is the leftist Itamar Ben Gvir.

"Public transportation can be operated on Shabbat with non-Jewish drivers."

"Therefore, in principle, it can be said that if a legislation has been enacted that denies an abortion in any situation, at any stage of gestation, it is not the accepted halachic practice regarding abortion."

A Saturday night poll showed that should Labor appoint Benny Gantz to head its Knesset list, the party could pick up 24 seats, compared with Likud's 26.

“There is more than one way to be a Haredi who is deeply committed to religious excellence.”

This marks a significant step for the Tzohar Kashrut service which was launched in February 2018.

Rabbi Zvi Kostiner, dean of the yeshiva in Mitzpe Ramon, says he was behind the pressure exerted on the IDF to cancel the women's armor corps course.

"I was surprised that he sat down next to me at all," the soldier said. "That he would smile at me – that was strange already..."

Habayit Hayehudi headed by Naftali Bennett receives 11 seats in the new poll, compared to 8 in the current Knesset.

According to sources close to the negotiations that never happened, Lapid and Gantz were offered the Finance and Defense ministries respectively.

"Anyone who wants to surrender to blackmail, let them surrender surrender, Yisrael Beiteinu will support only a bill drafted by the defense establishment and the IDF," Liberman declared.

It sure looked like a terror attack was in progress -- people screaming and locking doors to the store.

And you thought politics was boring and predictable…

At the same time, Minister Litzman noted that one can't argue with the fact that the number of dead from the coronavirus in Israel is relatively low.

Police handed out fines to demonstrators who allegedly did not maintain the legal social distance or failed to wear a face mask.

Vandals spray painted the Jerusalem home of a long-time board member of the Women of the Wall (WOW) with vicious graffiti, the first time...

Last Thursday, the IDF apparently had had enough with this iconoclast and informed him that he was being dismissed from reserve duty.

Gur Chasidism took the restrictions seriously and surrounded their large synagogue in Jerusalem with two circles of security personnel.

The Shas Haredi party can’t see past its black hat. Most of 91 Yesha towns now on the national priority list are near dangerous borders. Beitar Illit is not. Obviously, that’s discrimination, says Shas.

Retiring Justice Salim Joubran ruled that according to International Law it is permissible to impound lands in favor of the Israeli population in Judea and Samaria, provided it is done reasonably.

As far as the half million Israelis living in Judea and Samaria—most of whom are Jewish Home voters—the referendum bill leaves them in the cold.

"Woe," he said. "What if there were soccer on Shabbat? There will be soccer everywhere. People will come in their cars."

In a display of the changes the group has experienced this year, Women of the Wall held a peaceful prayer service under police protection...

Police say they have the female terrorist in custody to "more fully understand her motives."

Shaked is probably the most popular rightwing minister today, the only politician in her camp who managed to tame the Supreme Court and clip some of its claws.

Rather than attack Minister Kahana, let's examine Boyan's legal right to the ceremony.

Rabbi Avi Weiss is learning the hard way about playing nice with others.

Rivlin has already leaked to the press his idea of bypassing the tedious and fruitless 2- to 3-week periods he would normally have given Netanyahu and Gantz – and move straight to throwing the process to the Knesset.

None of us support violence and we found out about the story in the media, just like every one else.

Religious Zionism officials said they would demand the portfolios of Defense, Education, and Religious Services.