Israel News News Israel » Religion: Israel’s Jewish revival might not be good news for religious parties
Since October 7, Israelis have moved closer to Judaism, but many reject the idea that any political camp should define it for them ...
News Israel » Religion: Haredi, Dati, Masorti, Hiloni: Four Jewish identities shaping Israel today
From the outside, Israel may appear unified -- a small nation built around a shared homeland. But step closer and Israeli society reveals a rich, layered mosaic shaped by religion, migration, politics ...
News Israel » Religion: How the Loss of a Broad Religious Center Damaged Israeli Democracy
A significant initial source of this malaise, besides changing generations and perceptions in society as a whole, is the fragmentation and demise of religious Zionism as a broad political force that ...
News Israel » Religion: Israel allows women to take rabbinic test for 1st time, but not become Orthodox rabbis
After years of court battles, Israel will allow women to take the exams men take to become rabbis. It is a step toward expanding women's leadership roles in Orthodox Judaism. To be officially ordained ...
News Israel » Religion: Israel signals status quo shake-up over Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron
(RNS) — The site, known to Muslims as the Ibrahimi Mosque and to Jews as Ma’arat HaMakhpela — the Cave of the Patriarchs, in English — is the second-most-sacred site to both Jews and Muslims in the ...
News Israel » Religion: Ultra-Orthodox protesters block roads and trains across Israel over military draft
JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox demonstrated across Israel on Monday, blocking roads and trains and setting cars on fire to protest mandatory enlistment in Israel’s military.
News Israel » Religion: Persuading Pro-Israel Jews
Donald Trump’s Gaza “peace plan,” endorsed last week by the UN Security Council, has been met with skepticism from a number of the conflict’s more astute observers. Outlining steps toward ceasefire ...
News Israel » Religion: Israeli Christian Leader, US Jewish Pundit Expose Far-Right Effort to Dismantle Judeo-Christian Unity
ISRAEL — An Israeli Christian leader and a prominent American Jewish pundit on Monday night pushed back on efforts on the political right, especially in the United States, to defame Israel and ...
News Israel » Religion: Israel apologizes after barring cardinal from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday
Following outcry from political and religious leaders for barring Catholic leaders in the Holy Land from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, Israeli authorities apologized and ...
News Israel » Religion: Israel marks somber Purim under Iranian missile fire
Israeli Jews are celebrating Purim and drawing parallels with the war in Iran and the ancient biblical story. The Jewish holiday of Purim is celebrated today. It's centered around a biblical story set ...