December 22, 2012
5:02 am

The church's interior (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)

Monks in Zion

The Benedictines who serve at Abu Ghosh’s Church of the Resurrection set aside hours and sometimes days for meditative silence, but when they do speak, it’s often in colloquial Israeli Hebrew with their Muslim neighbors

By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am

December 10, 2012
5:20 am

Afghans pray outside a mosque on the outskirts of Jalalabad, east of Kabul. In Afghanistan, the expression of atheist views is punishable by the death penalty. (photo credit: AP/Rahmat Gul/File)

Atheists around world suffer persecution and discrimination, report shows

From the web ‘Unbelievers’ in Islamic countries face the most severe abuse, reports Reuters

September 24, 2012
4:55 pm

Making out with G-d

Hey, it’s not always soft and fuzzy, or even screen-worthy, but it’s real, and it’s fertile ground for some steamy stuff

By Sarah Zadok

August 2, 2012
7:39 pm

I’m dancing again

Hassidic blogger Elad Nehorai shares a poignant Tu B’Av story of disappointment and a dream fulfilled

By Elad Nehorai

July 26, 2012
10:47 am

Gay and Orthodox — how is that a contradiction?

Nobody’s relationship with God should be defined by the mitzvot that they do not keep

By Asher Zeiger

July 13, 2012
4:32 pm

Abortion and capital punishment: Developing a Jewish culture of life

No government should be guilty of allowing an innocent human being to die. It’s a good place for a respectful dialogue to begin, one where religious groups can be active participants

By Joshua Hammerman

July 12, 2012
10:57 am

A Muslim and a settler walk into a bar

I am glad for the opportunity to be friends with and learn from someone who is so different from me

By Avraham Hermon

June 10, 2012
6:08 pm

The rabbi and the vibrator

Turns out you can be a nice Jewish girl and a mother and still own a huge dildo

By Sarah Tuttle-Singer

March 1, 2012
1:37 pm

When fighting terrorism, ‘God’ is not a dirty word

Internalizing the message of Purim — of human endeavor in the face of evil — may help us win our current battles as well

By Naftali Moses

March 1, 2012
12:00 pm

‘Artheism': the religion of the eternal illusionist

On the Kazakh past of an Israeli, as well as some reflections on neopaganism, paleolithic art, and reality

By Slava Bart

February 14, 2012
1:44 am

Conflict made visible:Orthodox men shouting at Conservative women who came to pray at the Western Wall (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

A tale of two Jewish peoples

From the web ‘The practices and policies of the Jewish state turn me and my children into second class Jews,’ an American Conservative Jew says to Yedioth Ahronoth

February 8, 2012
6:46 am

Religious rhetoric escalates as peace process flounders

From the web In a feature report, the Christian Science Monitor’s Ben Lynfield breaks down the upswing in inflammatory statements by religious leaders from both sides of the conflict

February 5, 2012
4:33 pm

A match made in heaven

Many young men in the ultra-Orthodox world are ready to marry their faith to work and military service

By William Kolbrener

February 2, 2012
3:13 pm

Fans fret over fate of popular TV show

Angst-ridden religious characters may have walked the streets of Jerusalem for the last time

By Jessica Steinberg

February 1, 2012
11:04 am

Haredi leaders must speak out against zealots

There is a dangerous similarity between the actions of the so-called ‘sikrikim’ and those of Islamist terrorists

By Yehuda Meshi-Zahav

Topic: religion