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Man attacked by haredi protesters outside Jerusalem police station after Sohlberg rioters arrested

The man, uninvolved in the protest, was pushed to the ground and suffered a head wound, Ynet reported.

Ultra orthodox jewish men protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, at the home of Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg in Alon Shvut, June 3, 2026.
REPRESENTATIVES OF the Chief Rabbinate of Israel cross Jaffa Street in Jerusalem as they deliver a kosher certificate to a local restaurant.

Kosher certification in Israel: A commercial reality, not religious coercion - opinion

REPRESENTATIVES OF the Chief Rabbinate of Israel cross Jaffa Street in Jerusalem as they deliver a kosher certificate to a local restaurant.

Time for Israel’s non-kosher public to push back - opinion

Goldy's boasts a wide assortment of salads and dips.

Goldy’s Deli: Where tradition, innovation, and kindness meet - restaurant review


The fall of universalism and the religion of secularism's rise

The European “secular religion” is missionary, aggressive and exclusive and “mono-atheistic.” It also doesn't work.

 GIVAT HAMATOS residents argue with left-wing activists during a protest of EU  representatives’ visit near Peace Now activities in the neighborhood, in Jerusalem,  November 16.

From tribalism to cohesion, and the Israeli cultural war

The current discord relates to various aspects of Israeli daily life, but at its root is the disagreement between the tribes regarding the state’s overarching goals and what Zionism means.

A secular and religious Jew walk arm in arm as a celebration of Jewish unity

Religious freedom NGOs: IDF soldiers should not be forced to eat kosher

In a letter to the IDF Chief of Staff, two organizations argued that the army rabbinate is overstepping its authority and violating the rights of secular soldiers.

IDF soldiers eat matzah

New documentary tackles secular education debate in New York City yeshivas

"When I learned a few years ago that there’s tens of thousands of people in Brooklyn who are illegally denied a basic education, I was just furious," said Joe Kolman, the film's director.

A man walks past an Orthodox yeshiva in Brooklyn, Sept. 29, 2020.

Maybe anti-haredi vitriol is the biggest threat to Israel - opinion

How on earth can haredim not feel an intense alienation from the state which has reduced them to penury. Why would they want to cooperate on any level?

A GATHERING in Jerusalem’s Mea She’arim neighborhood last week.A GATHERING in Jerusalem’s Mea She’arim neighborhood last week.

Meron tragedy underscores dangerous divisions in Israel - opinion

Haredim cannot be expected to respect secular culture. Secular people, meanwhile, cannot be expected to respect the haredi way.

PEOPLE CELEBRATE the lighting of a bonfire  on Mount Meron during Lag Ba’omer last month.

Ono Academic College expands, builds multicultural campus

As part of the development, a major metropolitan boulevard will connect the campuses.

An artistic impression of Ono College's new campus.

Jewish studies just as important as secular studies - opinion

If yeshiva students are “functionally illiterate” in secular studies, many secular students in public schools have little knowledge of Judaism and are “functionally illiterate” in Jewish studies.

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The ability to end the Haredi-secular conflict is within us - opinion

In a recent study commissioned by Gesher, the overwhelming majority (65%) of Israelis ranked the haredi-secular conflict as the most pressing facing us today.

A POLICE OFFICER argues with a man in Meron in October, when praying indoors was restricted during a nationwide lockdown.

Path bridging religious Zionists, secularists explored in new book

The Wondering Jew is an eloquent and urgent call for Israelis to find a way to bridge the current divide between its warring camps.

A GUIDE stands under a portrait of Theodor Herzl at Independence Hall in Tel Aviv. Goodman writes about Herzl’s hope that Zionism would save the Jews.