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

January 29, 2012
1:09 pm

In a state over religion

There’s more to international fascination with Israel’s internal affairs than an unhealthy appetite for damning news

By Dan Kosky

Topic: religion