Religious & Secular in Israel

Leftists are scared out of their pants by the success of religious soldiers in fighting for their country.

"In five separate polls published last week, we are gaining strength in every poll of right-wing voters.”

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

The young men "shared" their lives on Facebook, proving they were not living Chareidi lives, as they had claimed to the IDF.

PM Netanyahu orders increased forces at Temple Mount and in Old City before he leaves for New York to meet with Pres. Obama.

Naturally, when MK Odeh speaks of two states, he really means four states: three purely Arab — Jordan, the PA and Gaza, and one 20% Arab — Israel.

The Knesset passed into law on Tuesday a requirement that at least four women be included on the committee that elects rabbinical court rabbis....

The Zionist Federation in Sweden held its fifth annual rally under the theme, 'Taking Back Zionism.'

The Canadian Lev Tahor cult of about 200 is headed by convicted felon Shlomo Helbrans, an Israeli returnee who left Israel with his followers in 1990.

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

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

Lapid further lamented what he described as “the venom, violence, and crude wickedness of Israeli discourse that have become a national plague.”

There will be no trucks coming to transfer them to prison.

Jerusalem District Court to discuss appeals of election results today.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to the White House for talks with Pres. Barack Obama for the first time in months.

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

The Women of the Wall are unhappy again. Yes, they can read from the Torah, but now that have no scroll. It was damaged by dampness, and WoW blames the government for lack of proper storage.

"Our struggle is only about the Kotel."

President Peres showed off his lack of knowledge of Jewish law and told the NY UJA, “The Torah does not ban women from wearing a tallis.”

Amsalem suggested that the clash over the railroad works over the past two Shabbat days was mostly about politics.

The High Court continues to take notice of Shaked, and has been noticeably mindful of the need to avoid unnecessary friction with a Justice Minister who is probably the most popular minister in Israel.

Sharansky says the Western Wall is long enough for women to have their own minyan and Torah reading. The Women of the Wall leader accepts the compromise. Will the Rabbinate big enough to agree?

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."

Dozens of Jerusalem Haredim allegedly hurled rocks on Friday night, after the Sabbath began, at Arab vehicles on Route 1 that bypasses Mea Shearim,...

“I call on the public to attend the prayer and to bring umbrellas, because together we will rip open the skies.”

In 1995, “everyone” knew settlers murdered Rabin. The “settler” Yigal Amir was from the Haifa area. Four years ago, gays accused Haredi gay-haters for killing three homosexuals. Now police say, “Not so.”

The Movement for the Jewish State says IDF Spokesperson Moti Almoz is inappropriate to head the army's human resources division.

The first item in Metzger's original indictment (before the plea bargain) accused him of selling conversion certificates in exchange for bribes.

Israelis not only live where the world says they are forbidden but also teach Torah as a Light unto the Nations.

The Taharat HaBayit organization has been using a 4-wheel-drive jeep to take snowbound women in Jerusalem to the local mikveh, the ritual immersing pool. "The...