Is Tel Aviv Really the Gayest City on the Planet?

Tel Aviv was named the world's number one gay city by an American Airlines and GayCities.com survey of gay travelers.

Women of the Wall Leadership Linked to Anti-Israel Groups

Women of the Wall Vice Chair Batya Kallus serves as an adviser to Sikkuy, a signatory to the Haifa Declaration calling for the abolishing of the State of Israel.

Haredi Leader: Wearing a Shtreimel Is Chilul Hashem

Because of the wide public discussion of the need to stop needless pain to animals, wearing a shtreimel today is a desecration of God's name.

Shalva Band Withdraws from Eurovision Contest to Avoid Sabbath Desecration

The Shalva Band is regularly invited to perform at cultural venues, at dignitary events, and with celebrity artists.

Baby Dies in Israeli Hospital following Circumcision

The circumcision had actually been performed flawlessly, and apparently baby choked during feeding.

Israeli Rabbinical Court Forcing Divorcée to Circumcise Son

The woman argued that the rabbinical court does not have jurisdiction over her son.

Anti-Assimilation Group Begs Bibi: Break up Son’s Dating Non-Jew

The Lehava Organization for the Prevention of Assimilation in the Holy Land appealed to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Sunday to break up his son...

Temple Mount Activist Rabbi Yehuda Glick Talks Peace in Turkey

Temple Mount activist Rabbi Yehuda Glick talks peace in Istanbul with a state official and on A9TV with Islamic scholar Adnan Oktar.

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.

EU Directive to Humiliate Israel on East Jerusalem and Settlements

The new EU directive, effective Friday, demands that all deals with Israel exclude disputed territories.

Supreme Court Wants Interior Ministry to Explain Why Reform Converts Aren’t Recognized by the...

Now it appears that the Supreme Court is prepared to bring down the last vestige of halakhic Judaism regarding conversion

Jerusalem Rabbis Issue Appeal to Public: Avoid the Temple Mount

“There is no permission for foreigners or for Jews to enter there, even if we cannot at present prevent foreigners' entry."

Rabbi Riskin to Retire from Ohr Torah Stone

Riskin, 77, transformed the Lincoln Square Synagogue in New York City to become one of the most popular centers of modern Orthodoxy on America’s eastern Seaboard.

Israeli Couples Marry in Utah With No Religious Red Tape & Without Leaving Home

“Marriage certificates were presented from the State of Utah in the United States."

Western Wall Rabbi: Respect the Muslims, Don’t Come to Pray

The Western Wall rabbi Wednesday may have taken the first step towards surrendering the Kotel to Muslims. He asked women and Temple Mount activists to respect Muslim sensitivities and to stay away.

Report: Dozens of Haredi Seminary Girls Dating Arab Men

An estimated 50,000 Jewish women are living in Arab villages and towns in Israel.

YouTube Deletes Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu’s Torah Channel

Users who tried to browse through the channel to watch the lessons encountered the message “Account deleted.”

Rabbi Lior ‘Saddened’ by Rav Ovadia’s Attack on Jewish Home

On Saturday night, Rav Ovadia attacked the Jewish Home party saying it was not the home of Jews but of goyim.

Report: ‘Settler Judge’ Rarely Gets Settlement Cases – They Go to ‘Peace Now Judge’

Supreme Court President Justice Miriam Na'or makes sure the cases that deal with settlements would usually receive panels with an anti-settlement majority.

With So Many People Looking to Shut Up Rabbi Pruzansky, He Must Be Doing...

Two years and a few months later, some of the good rabbi's blog post's recommendations have been adopted as policy by the Netanyahu government.

Smotrich Scares the Bejeebers Out of Secular and Religious Israelis with Promises of Halachic...

MK Smotrich dropped a brick in the puddle with this one, and the resulting shpritz will prove tough to clean up.

Journalist: Secular Fear of Haredim Drove Court’s Rule on Service Deferments

Journalist and radio host Israel Gelis offers the Haredi point of view on the Supreme Court's decision to kill the Tal Law, which served as a moderate avenue for Haredim to join modern Israeli society, while holding on to their unique values.

Letter Reveals Rav Ovadia Retracted ‘Land for Peace’ Ruling in 2003

Another Big Lie is exposed. Rav Ovadia favored giving up land for peace in 1993. But when the PA blew up the Oslo Accords 10 years later, the rabbi ruled, “Oslo is null and void. This is not the peace I meant.”

Got a Driver’s License? Swap It in Israel, Effective Sunday

“This is about reducing bureaucracy," said Minister Yisrael Katz.

Muslim Driver Transforms Egged Bus Into ‘Sukkah Mobile’ in Jerusalem

“I hear a lot of ‘Way to go!’ and ‘Happy holiday’ from most people."

New Archaeology Exhibition: Ancient Bureaucracy and Clerks From Israel’s Past

A collection of seals, some with ancient Hebrew inscriptions, and other new findings go on public display this week at the annual City of David archaeology conference.

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."

Rabbi Meir Schuster, the ‘Man of the Wall,’ Dies at Age 71

One is remembered for his mitzvahs and good deeds, and Rabbi “Heritage House’ Schuster will be remembered forever.

The Holiest Day of the Year: How IDF Soldiers Observe Yom Kippur

The IDF is nothing if not innovative. For soldiers who are on the front lines during the Yom Kippur Fast, the army suggests they suck on popsicles to keep their strength without violating to laws of the fast.

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