Judaism, for me, was alive rather than primarily theological. Faith was a private conversation, not an institution. Community and responsibility for Israeli society shaped my belonging long before I ...

Some 1,500 people gathered Wednesday night at the International Conference Center in Jerusalem for a festive jubilee marking ...

B’Tselem says “the unrestrained attacks carried out by settlers throughout the West Bank constitute state violence.” “They are carried out with full backing, participation and assistance from state ...

A bill amending the Law for the Protection of Holy Places passed a preliminary vote, boosting the Chief Rabbinate’s authority ...

The bill, if approved, threatens to further strain relations between Israel and the Reform movement, the largest stream of Judaism in the United States.

Dozens of rabbis and cantors prayed, sang and blew rams’ horns outside the Israeli Consulate General in Brentwood Monday, calling for immediate food aid to Gazans, an end to the war in Gaza and the ...

Rabbi Kalman Ber’s historic Monaco visit strengthened Israel ties and uplifted the Jewish community amid rising antisemitism.

JERUSALEM (AP) – The Conservative Jewish seminary in Israel says it will allow gays and lesbians to become rabbis, overcoming years of opposition by many of its own leaders and setting up a new point ...

Shifted from Baku due to security concerns, conference hosts 300 Orthodox leaders who see mounting challenges amid communal ...

U.S. rabbis in the Reform and Conservative movements tend to be dovish on Israeli-Palestinian peace policies, according to a study. Asked whether Israel should freeze settlement building, 62 percent ...

Meet Rabbi Johanna Hershenson, who has taken on leadership of Boise’s synagogue. She sat down with the Idaho Statesman for an ...