Israel News » Central News Israel » Central » Religion: Orthodox Jewish women in Israel may now take a rabbinic exam, like men
Until now, only Orthodox Jewish men in Israel have been allowed to take exams to become rabbis. After a long campaign, women can now also take the test - but still can't become rabbis ...
News Israel » Central » Religion: 4 facts about religious switching within Judaism in Israel
Religious switching into and out of Judaism is rare in Israel, the only country where Jews are a majority of the population. Fewer than 1% of Israelis who were raised Jewish say they belong to a ...
News Israel » Central » Religion: What's Next for American Jews and Israel? A Half-Century of Consensus Weakens.
(RNS) — For 50 years, support for Israel was a central pillar of American Jewish life. That consensus is cracking. Religion reporter Yonat Shimron helps us trace how we got here — and what Oct. 7 ...
News Israel » Central » Religion: 6. Religious switching into and out of Judaism
Throughout this report, religious switching refers to a change between the religious group in which a person says they were raised (during their childhood) and their religious identity now (in ...