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Israel’s army exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox are part of a bigger challenge: The Jewish state is...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIsraeli police scuffle with ultra-Orthodox Jews as they block a main road in Jerusalem during an...
High-tech and war are integrating some ultra-Orthodox Jews into Israel's secular society
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSome ultra-Orthodox Jews are seeking secular Israeli jobs and lifestyles, but they face growing...
Jews spitting on the ground beside Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land sparks outrage
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA video that shows ultra-Orthodox Jews spitting on the ground beside a procession of foreign...
Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Military Draft Crisis, Explained
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 months agoUltra-Orthodox Jewish students study the Torah at the Ponevezh Yeshiva in the central Israeli city...
Orthodox Judaism can still be a difficult world for LGBTQ Jews – but in some groups, the tide is...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAcceptance of LGBTQ identities is growing in some parts of Orthodox Judaism, but slowly....
Jewish denominations: A brief guide for the perplexed
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFrom Reconstructionism to ultra-Orthodoxy, Judaism is richly diverse. MendyHechtman/iStock via Getty...
Israel's Haredi voters drift hard right in leadership vacuum
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne of Israel's most extremist politicians, known for his inflammatory anti-Arab speeches and...
Inside an Orthodox Jewish seminary that has lost 8 students in the Israel-Hamas war
NBC News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoYERUCHAM, Israel — Peering over tightly packed rows of books in the great hall of the white-brick...
On their nation's 75th anniversary, Israelis ask: Is this still a democracy?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGIVAT HAREL, West Bank – Lawyer Yotam Eyal is Orthodox, lives on land claimed by Palestinians and...
Plan to exempt Orthodox Israelis from military service prompts protests
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA Tuesday cabinet meeting was postponed to discuss Israel's mandatory military service relating to...