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Israeli chief rabbinate to accept female applicants for rabbinical exams for first time ever

The policy change has been confirmed following a landmark Supreme Court ruling last year

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The headquarters of the Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem, October 31, 2024 (Flash90)

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during a meeting with US President Trump and President Milei of Argentina in the Cabinet Room at the White House on October 14, 2025 (Getty Images)

Senators urge Hegseth to consider religious exemption to military facial hair ban

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Workers preserving the Soldiers' Synagogue in Tomsk, Siberia discovered a century-old siddur hidden in the attic (Image: Canaan Lidor)

Century-old siddur found during preservation of Siberian synagogue

By Canaan Lidor

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Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (centre) has reportedly issued new policing guidance effectively lifting the ban on Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount

Itamar Ben-Gvir

Ben-Gvir lifts ban on Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount

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Bosnian minister Borjana Krišto has apologised after the Conference of European Rabbis had its conference cancelled following comments from one of her ministerial colleagues (Image: X/@MartaKosEU)

Bosnian minister apologises after gathering of top rabbis turned away over claim it would ‘justify genocide’

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Members of the Conference of European Rabbis at its headquarters in Munich, Germany (Image: CER)

Gathering of top rabbis turned away from Bosnia after minister claimed it would ‘legitimise’ the ‘genocidal’ state of Israel

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A school bus driver in New York has reportedly been suspended after pulling over to deliver an unsolicited religious rant to a group of children, including the claim that 'Jews killed Jesus' (Image: stock via Getty)

Brooklyn bus driver suspended after telling schoolchildren that ‘Jews killed Jesus’

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Rabbi Hayim Leiter

By Rabbi Hayim Leiter

The actions of a short-sighted few are endangering the practice of brit milah

If, outside Israel, the law is that a bris must be performed by a medical professional, then they are the only ones who can do it.

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May 16, 2025 16:10

A Charedi mohel performs a circumcision in Mea She'arim, Israel (Image: Flash90)

Former hostage blessed at Western Wall as thousands attend Passover ceremony

The chief rabbis of Israel, the rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites, and the mayor of Jerusalem were present and led prayers for the safe return of those still held in Gaza

By Lidor Sultan

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April 16, 2025 13:18

Freed hostage Eliya Cohen (centre left) was among the crowds at a Passover blessing service held at the Western Wall yesterday (Image: Flash90)

A quarter of US Jews no longer practise Judaism as adults, new survey finds

But compared to some other faiths, Judaism retains a high retention rate

By Simon Rocker

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March 27, 2025 15:33

Pesach shopping in Kansas (Photo: Getty Images)

How Israelis turned to God after the horrors of October 7

One rabbi labelled the increasingly prominent trend away from secularism as a ‘Jewish awakening’

By Florit Shoihet

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March 26, 2025 13:22

An increasing number of October 7 survivors are turning to religion as they reckon with their trauma (Image: Getty)

Stephen Pollard

By Stephen Pollard

A blasphemy law by the back door is bad news for all of us

Burning sacred texts is a horrible act, but should it be against the law, however offensive?

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February 19, 2025 09:22

Counter-demonstrators and police officers are seen at the Gustav Adolfs Torg square in Malmo, Sweden, on May 3, 2024, on the occasion of a public gathering where the organizers intend to burn a Koran one day before the start of the Eurovision Song Contest in the Swedish city. (Photo by Johan Nilsson/TT / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by JOHAN NILSSON/TT/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)

Ben M. Freeman

By Ben M. Freeman

The crisis of faith: Recasting Judaism as a religion is destroying Jewish identity

To fully embrace Jewish indigeneity, we must re-examine how we define ourselves without an imposed Christian lens

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February 13, 2025 16:22

'The Jewish people were always self-described as an Am (people)' (Image: Getty)

IDF unveils new ‘portable Torah’ for use in the field

The scrolls are encased in a waterproof ark, which can be converted into a small bimah

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February 3, 2025 12:00

The IDF has unveiled a portable ark for transporting Torah scrolls in the field (Image: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

UK Jews believe religious freedom has declined, according to new poll

Jews are more likely than Muslims or Christians to see Britain as a Christian country

By Simon Rocker

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May 19, 2024 09:00

King Charles and Queen Camilla attendong a Service of Dedication for the Order of the British Empire, at St Paul's Cathedral earlier this week - British Jews are more likely to recognise the UK's Christian character than other faith groups (photo: Getty Images)

Religious people are happier and more optimistic than atheists, UK survey finds

Spirituality is beneficial to mental health, says the new Institute for the Impact of Faith in Life

By Simon Rocker

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November 20, 2023 14:30

Religious people are happier and more optimistic than atheists, UK survey finds

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