Shas MK resigns amid flack over attending wedding of gay nephew
September 13, 2017 12:24 pm Leave your thoughtsThe somewhat unconventional Shas MK Yigal Guetta has stepped down as a member of Knesset after coming under fire from…
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Restaurants okayed to say food kosher without rabbinate’s approval
September 13, 2017 12:13 pm Leave your thoughtsThe High Court of Justice on Tuesday ruled that Israeli restaurateurs are permitted to inform their clientele that they serve…
Shas MK forced out for attending his gay nephew’s wedding
September 13, 2017 11:29 am Leave your thoughtsA lawmaker from the ultra-Orthodox Shas party resigned on Wednesday after coming under fire from rabbis, who criticized him for…
High Court petition to allow public transportation on Shabbat retracted
September 12, 2017 2:08 pm Leave your thoughtsA petition filed with the Supreme Court to allow public transportation on Saturdays was retracted today by the petitioners, following what seemed…
Defying a Conspiracy of Silence About Pedophilia
September 12, 2017 1:56 pm Leave your thoughtsAfter the premiere of “Conventional Sins,” (“Yedid Nefesh”) at the last Jerusalem Film Festival, several ultra-Orthodox viewers approached the two…
Opinion: Israel-Diaspora ties are in peril
September 12, 2017 1:31 pm Leave your thoughts… With each passing day, the Israeli government and the religious authorities continue to drive a wedge between Diaspora Jews…
Opinion: A Socioeconomic Problem, Not A Religious One
September 12, 2017 1:13 pm Leave your thoughts… The divide between people who enjoy their free time on weekends and those who feel imprisoned is not a…
High Court strikes down law that postponed ultra-Orthodox draft
September 12, 2017 11:38 am Leave your thoughtsIn an eight-to-one decision, the High Court of Justice on Tuesday struck down Knesset legislation from 2015 that was meant…
Rabbis urge removal of Shas MK who attended nephew’s gay wedding
September 12, 2017 11:30 am Leave your thoughtsA group of ultra-Orthodox rabbis is calling for the summary dismissal of a Haredi lawmaker who boasted he had attended…
‘A Red Line Was Crossed’: In One Israeli Town, Religious Tension Turns Into Violence
September 11, 2017 3:07 pm Leave your thoughtsRivers of frustration and enmity flowed into a narrow street in Arad Saturday night. For more than two years, secular…