Religious & Secular in Israel

The President of HUC-JIR, sent The Jewish Press an angry letter suggesting there are Orthodox sources supporting patrilineal descent.

The match unites two of the most outstanding religious IDF commander who have been under the thumb of the outgoing Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot.

According to attorney Itamar Ben-Gvir, police used a blacklist to detain activists.

The judge said Elon's behavior was "illegitimate" – even according to his own stated standards.

Tens of thousands of Jews streamed into Hebron to celebrate the city's annual Passover festival.

The quality of Israel’s education has improved over past two decades, and yet Israel is near the bottom of the developed world, its 8th graders get correct answers on only half their math questions, Israel’s weakest students are also the weakest in the developed world, and Israel’s top students rank only in the bottom third of the developed world.

Tzipi Livni needs a law that says she can't release killer prisoners like she needs a hole in the head, but you can't say "hole in the head" in Israel – the term may be Rabinized.

Hacohen demanded a quick response from the Rabbinate, or he would appeal to the Supreme Court.

The Arab residents of the neighborhood, along with activists from the Peace Now movement, demonstrated outside the Supreme Court.

It’s the kind of even-handed statement one would expect from, say, the BBC, or the AP.

In case the Temple is rebuilt, consider this [Tisha B’Av] document null and void.

The united Haredi councils’ joint appeal endorsed the government commission’s recommendations.

Deri was indicted on two charges of under-reporting his income.

Over the past five years, ten Yitzhar residents donated their kidneys, and they did it to save perfect strangers.

"Sara Netanyahu is a good woman. I'm sorry about the joke regarding the terrorism course we supposedly took course together."

Israeli politicians make total fools of themselves occasionally.

I can’t understand how any liberal-minded woman or man can view this as a victory.

On paper, a Sa'ar-Bennett-Liberman slate currently possesses 20 seats and as such stands to outflank Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid for second place, behind the Likud.

Should the rightwing bloc end with 58 or even 59, the process of Netanyahu's removal by legislative means would begin.

The radical change in Netanyahu's strategy happened after President Rivlin said he would give the mandate to form a government to the candidate most likely to succeed.

We just received the first—but by no stretch the last—attack by Otzma Yehudit chairman MK Itamar Ben Gvir.

MK Moshe Feiglin issued the following statement on his Facebook page: Regarding my ascent to the Temple Mount. Tomorrow – the 19th day of Jewish month...

It is "difficult not to attribute malicious intent to the police and the State Attorney's Office and all their senior officials."

It's definitely pre-elections season in Israel, as yet another new poll has come out over the weekend with devastating predictions for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

In westerns, it's known as a Mexican standoff, and by the end of the scene, all three gunmen lie dead in the empty street to the sound of a weepy melody.

Yes, Virginia, Church leaders in the Land of Israel often turn a blind eye when the people pushing their flock around are not Jewish.

The city with the highest percentage of children is Modiin Ilit – 64.4%.

"Whatever passes by this government passes – whatever doesn't, doesn't."

Not surprisingly, a full 84% of the Arab public thinks there was no need to legislate the Nationality Law.

Reports of a yeshiva student who received five doses of cholent by mistake.