The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/religious-secular-divide/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:12:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png religious-secular divide | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/religious-secular-divide/ 32 32 Once the poster child of the US yeshiva reform movement, Naftuli Moster now has regrets https://www.timesofisrael.com/once-the-poster-child-of-the-us-yeshiva-reform-movement-naftuli-moster-now-has-regrets/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:38:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3578260 The founder of Yaffed, a group decrying lack of secular education in Haredi schools, is having a reckoning fueled by distrust of progressive politics and concern for his former community

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]]> Open day at religious-secular kibbutz on Gaza border draws 20 families wanting to join https://www.timesofisrael.com/open-day-at-religious-secular-kibbutz-on-gaza-border-draws-20-families-wanting-to-join/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:00:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3515522 Kibbutz Kerem Shalom, where members fought terrorists in deadly battles on October 7, is a 'microcosm of Israeli society' where decisions are reached by 'listening to one another'

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]]> Upstart grassroots org calls for mending societal rifts as Israel begins its ‘4th quarter’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/upstart-grassroots-org-calls-for-mending-societal-rifts-as-israel-begins-its-4th-quarter/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:17:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3409549 Set on building a mass movement for change, Rivon4 urges Israelis from all sectors to imagine -- and act for -- a united future

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]]> Supreme Court orders Tel Aviv to allow public Yom Kippur prayers with gender partition https://www.timesofisrael.com/supreme-court-orders-tel-aviv-to-allow-public-yom-kipper-prayers-with-gender-partition/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:12:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3394389 Justices criticize municipal authority for what they said was discrimination against Orthodox worshippers, express frustration at Tel Aviv's refusal to compromise

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]]> Poll: Israelis hopeful about smoothing civil divides but split on trust in government https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-israelis-hopeful-about-smoothing-civil-divides-but-split-on-trust-in-government/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:02:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3315653 Pew survey finds 19% on the left trust leadership, compared to 75% on the right; observant Jews more optimistic about prospects for religious cohesion than secular Israelis

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]]> High Court upholds decision to compel Jerusalem public pool to open on Shabbat https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-upholds-decision-to-compel-jerusalem-public-pool-to-be-open-on-shabbat/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:55:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3209209 Har Homa Community Administration, which battled against municipal requirement it open on weekends, says ruling is blow to democratic rights of residents, most of whom are Orthodox

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]]> ‘Impoverished, broken and in pain’: Thousands at Western Wall mass prayer for hostages https://www.timesofisrael.com/impoverished-broken-and-in-pain-thousands-at-western-wall-mass-prayer-for-hostages/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:52:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3198236 With 100 days of captivity fast approaching for abductees, crowds seek their salvation through God

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]]> The Jewishness of some Hamas victims sparks bitter disputes over their burial https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-victims-burials-raise-grim-questions-as-rabbinate-decides-sites-not-families/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 00:25:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3152879 At the rabbinate's insistence, two non-Jewish Israelis have been buried 'outside the fence' despite their families' wishes, while others fight to cremate their loved ones

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]]> Israeli charity aims to provide it all for soldiers, including mobile laundry and spas https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-charity-aims-to-provide-it-all-for-soldiers-including-mobile-laundry-and-spas/ Sat, 11 Nov 2023 06:43:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3148605 With a special orientation towards reserve soldiers and evacuee families, the Klal Yisroel Organization also wants to bridge the religious-secular divide

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]]> In Netivot, poverty compounds the problems of a battered border city https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-netivot-poverty-compounds-the-problems-of-a-battered-border-city/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:27:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3125416 Thousands of the frontline city's residents are riding out incessant Hamas artillery, citing faith, defiance -- and lack of better options

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]]> Worshipers hail ‘remedial’ priestly prayer in Jerusalem after Tel Aviv confrontation https://www.timesofisrael.com/worshipers-hail-remedial-priestly-prayer-in-jerusalem-after-tel-aviv-confrontation/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:16:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3110331 Many at the vast event at the Western Wall describe it as a corrective experience

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]]> Haredi MK: Yom Kippur scuffles prove anti-gov’t protesters waging ‘religious war’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-mk-yom-kippur-scuffles-prove-anti-govt-protesters-waging-religious-war/ Sun, 01 Oct 2023 00:13:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3109173 Moshe Gafni says confrontations show activists 'are not referring to judicial reform,' claims warnings that reforms would harm economy disproved: 'The economy is excellent'

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]]> Judge rejects Orthodox group’s petition over canceled permits for its Sukkot events https://www.timesofisrael.com/judge-rejects-orthodox-groups-petition-over-pulled-permits-for-sukkot-events/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 13:56:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3108316&preview=true&preview_id=3108316 Tel Aviv District Court judge urges Rosh Yehudi, municipality to come to agreement on planned gatherings in city, after Yom Kippur altercations; jurist cites 'reasonableness law'

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]]> Fearing religious takeover, activists see ‘secular awakening’ in Yom Kippur fray https://www.timesofisrael.com/fearing-religious-takeover-activists-see-secular-awakening-in-yom-kippur-fray/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 08:11:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3106656 The breaking up of a prayer event over gender segregation has galvanized liberals worried about a slide into coercion, with battle lines mirroring divisions found in overhaul fight

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]]> Tel Aviv yanks religious group’s permits for Sukkot events after Yom Kippur fracas https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-yanks-religious-groups-permits-for-sukkot-events-after-yom-kippur-fracas/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 18:38:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3107745 Municipality casts Rosh Yehudi's use of physical gender barriers as 'severe' violation of permit conditions, says now-nixed plans could have caused another public disturbance

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