The day the Jewish state became Orthodox
It only took a few hours: first, the nation-state bill was signed; then, a Conservative rabbi was detained by police
View ArticleLikud minister says there should be no religious political parties
Attacking her own ruling party's coalition partners, Gila Gamliel says 'politics is a matter of compromise and religion is simply unyielding'
View ArticleIn apparent dig at ex-party, Bennett says New Right against ‘religious coercion’
Speaking in closed meeting with AIPAC leaders, education minister who left Jewish Home party says 'we need a rational, positive, optimistic right'
View ArticlePoll: Two-thirds of Israeli Jews support unity government without Haredi parties
Survey conducted by pluralism advocacy NGO indicates majority of Jewish public wants government that will change status quo on issues of religion and state
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Fretting and making do, Israelis prepare to celebrate the Exodus in isolation
Ahead of a very different night, social distancing rules and travel restrictions make cleaning, cooking and planning for the holiday difficult; many will spend Seder night alone
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As pressure from faithful mounts, government plans to reopen synagogues
With beaches packed and schools reopening, many have questioned the continued closure of houses of worship, which served as major vector for spread of COVID-19
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Chief rabbi demands immediate reopening of synagogues, says closure ‘baffling’
David Lau sends letter to Netanyahu decrying fact that malls, beaches and restaurants are returning to normal, but not places of worship
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Lax observance: In reopened Israeli synagogues, hazy virus rules stoke anxiety
Critics worry that distancing will be hard to maintain in houses of worship, which were a major vector of virus transmission during the beginning of the pandemic
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Foreign university students trickle back into Israel, as yeshiva students banned
Postdocs, medical students and others for whom distance learning is not possible arrive at special quarantine dorms at universities
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LISTEN: Lawyer fights back after 3 generations of immigrants declared not Jewish
Who you gonna call when after 30 years in Israel, you're suddenly not considered a Jew? Dr. Susan Weiss and the Center for Women's Justice
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Israeli same-sex couples seek end to surrogacy discrimination
Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn says government intends to pass a surrogacy bill by the end of the year in order to comply with recent Supreme Court ruling
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Tel Aviv synagogues get go-ahead to hold High Holiday services in public spaces
Mayor Ron Huldai calls right to prayer 'fundamental,' offers logistical assistance to city's hundreds of synagogues
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Daily Briefing June 8 – What the new coalition has agreed to do when in power
Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today
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Facing religious reforms, some Haredim now call for synagogue-state separation
The new government, Haredi politicians warn, is ‘destroying’ and ‘corrupting’ Israel’s Jewish character. Separation, some say, may be inevitable
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Rabbinic court bomber, who sought to separate religion and state, gets 3 years
Zion Cohen, 69, also fined NIS 10,000 for six attacks last year on religious courts he said were an attempt to stop services to secular public
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Coalition chiefs vow to advance religion and state reforms, enraging opposition
Liberman, Lapid, Michaeli say they'll soon work to pass conversion reform, Western Wall compromise deal; ultra-Orthodox party leader calls it a 'declaration of war'
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The Orthodox revolutionary: How Matan Kahana aims to revive Israel’s Jewish...
The minister of religious services has overhauled kashrut supervision, and is now turning to conversion, as he seeks to remake the state's role in religion. Haredi MKs are outraged
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Daily Briefing Nov. 9 – Can a Modern Orthodox politician change the status quo?
Political reporter Tal Schneider and analyst Haviv Rettig Gur discuss ToI's interview with Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana and his planned reforms for kashrut, conversion
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Prominent national-religious rabbis call for protests against government
Statement signed by rabbis Chaim Druckman, Dov Lior charges legislation backed by government on conversion, kashrut and Western Wall will 'endanger the essence of the state'
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Annual ‘hametz’ wars at center of crisis that could end Israel’s 36th government
Though it's highly unlikely Idit Silman's resignation from the coalition truly hinged on a battle over bread, her approach reflects a very real fight over Israel's public character
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